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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $37,330 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,588 a month.

10th percentile
$30,650
25th percentile
$35,640
Median percentile
$37,330
75th percentile
$38,470
90th percentile
$45,840

Based on 980 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$31,055 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,330
Federal income tax−$2,300
Social Security + Medicare−$2,856
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,120
Monthly take-home$2,588
Every two weeks$1,194

Does it go far here?

$39,009Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

All veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana