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Salary vs. Cost of Living in Indiana

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 74 counties and 141 occupations in Indiana.

Counties
74
IN, listed here
Occupations
141
with published wages
Median of medians
$47,990
per year, before tax
Population covered
5,357,961
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across Indiana

We track 141 occupations in 74 counties of Indiana. The middle median salary across all of those county-job combinations is $47,990 a year. Pick a county to see how its jobs pay after taxes and after rent, food and energy.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $775 a month in Wayne County, IN to $1,336 in Marion County, IN. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Lake County, IN has the highest median-of-medians pay at $62,300. Marion County, IN has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.

Counties in Indiana, largest first

Showing 1–60 of 74.

Counties in Indiana with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Marion County, IN975,80935$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Lake County, IN500,379141$62,300$1,176/mo100%
Allen County, IN392,3782$38,240$1,026/mo100%
Hamilton County, IN365,05635$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Elkhart County, IN207,1321$46,960$1,048/mo100%
Hendricks County, IN183,34435$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Porter County, IN174,818141$62,300$1,176/mo100%
Johnson County, IN166,31535$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Madison County, IN131,90035$45,670$1,017/mo100%
Clark County, IN124,35418$41,910$1,058/mo100%
Hancock County, IN84,03735$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Floyd County, IN80,91818$41,910$1,058/mo100%
Kosciusko County, IN80,4421$43,910$888/mo100%
Boone County, IN74,71835$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Morgan County, IN72,65935$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Wayne County, IN66,3971$46,620$775/mo100%
Grant County, IN66,2951$46,620$804/mo100%
Dearborn County, IN51,09437$46,380$1,128/mo100%
Henry County, IN48,9701$46,620$810/mo100%
Noble County, IN47,4951$43,910$782/mo100%
Jackson County, IN46,6601$46,270$873/mo100%
Marshall County, IN46,2841$43,910$877/mo100%
Shelby County, IN45,26535$45,670$1,336/mo100%
Lawrence County, IN45,1021$46,270$784/mo100%
DeKalb County, IN43,8071$43,910$814/mo100%
Dubois County, IN43,6141$46,270$775/mo100%
LaGrange County, IN40,8051$43,910$794/mo100%
Harrison County, IN39,85918$41,910$1,058/mo100%
Montgomery County, IN38,3121$46,620$900/mo100%
Cass County, IN37,6801$43,910$836/mo100%
Putnam County, IN37,2801$46,620$905/mo100%
Huntington County, IN36,7981$43,910$781/mo100%
Adams County, IN36,2271$43,910$931/mo100%
Knox County, IN36,0071$46,270$775/mo100%
Miami County, IN35,7121$43,910$827/mo100%
Steuben County, IN34,7261$43,910$842/mo100%
Whitley County, IN34,6182$38,240$1,026/mo100%
Daviess County, IN33,6581$46,270$833/mo100%
Jasper County, IN33,234141$62,300$1,031/mo100%
Gibson County, IN33,0001$46,270$828/mo100%
Jefferson County, IN32,9981$46,270$862/mo100%
Clinton County, IN32,9441$46,620$855/mo100%
Greene County, IN31,0211$46,270$775/mo100%
Wabash County, IN30,8441$43,910$775/mo100%
Ripley County, IN29,0951$46,270$805/mo100%
Wells County, IN28,4202$38,240$842/mo100%
Washington County, IN28,21218$41,910$775/mo100%
Jennings County, IN27,5621$46,270$795/mo100%
Decatur County, IN26,4221$46,620$850/mo100%
White County, IN24,7171$43,910$867/mo100%
Scott County, IN24,5261$46,270$800/mo100%
Randolph County, IN24,3871$46,620$931/mo100%
Starke County, IN23,3651$43,910$775/mo100%
Fayette County, IN23,3341$46,620$843/mo100%
Franklin County, IN23,02037$46,380$950/mo100%
Fulton County, IN20,3121$43,910$790/mo100%
Jay County, IN20,2291$46,620$775/mo100%
Spencer County, IN19,9551$46,270$775/mo100%
Orange County, IN19,7671$46,270$826/mo100%
Perry County, IN19,2701$46,270$775/mo100%