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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $58,530 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,954 a month.

10th percentile
$43,370
25th percentile
$48,210
Median percentile
$58,530
75th percentile
$64,780
90th percentile
$77,850

Based on 690 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

$47,453 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,530
Federal income tax−$4,844
Social Security + Medicare−$4,478
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,756
Monthly take-home$3,954
Every two weeks$1,825

Does it go far here?

$61,162Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
30%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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana