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Salaries & Cost of Living in Madison County, IN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 35 occupations in Madison County, IN.

Jobs listed
35
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
Median of medians
$45,670
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,017
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
35 of 35
Household income
$63,037
Census median per year
Property tax
$1,192
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Madison County, IN

Madison County, IN is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN labor market, and this page summarizes 35 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $45,670 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $120,480, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,040.

A one-bedroom apartment in Madison County, IN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,017 a month and a two-bedroom $1,331. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $18,988 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,130 a year, and every one of the 35 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Madison County, IN or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Madison County, IN

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Madison County, IN, set beside the Indiana and national medians.

Median household income in Madison County, IN is $63,037, 12% below the Indiana median of $71,957 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($12,204) equals 19.4% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $45,670, is 28% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Madison County, IN pay a median of $1,192 a year in real estate taxes, 26% below the Indiana median of $1,614. With a median home value of $161,300, 26% below the Indiana median of $218,200, the ratio of the two medians is 0.74% a year.

Renters in Madison County, IN pay a median gross rent of $939 a month in the Census survey, 12% below the Indiana median of $1,062. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,017; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Madison County, IN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 26.3 minutes each way, 9% above the Indiana average of 24.1. 10.4% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Madison County, IN, highest paying first

Showing 1–35 of 35.

Occupations in Madison County, IN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$120,480$89,697$5,892
2Software Developers$106,870$80,558$5,131
3Registered Nurses$84,230$65,310$3,860
4Accountants and Auditors$79,290$61,983$3,583
5First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$74,680$58,878$3,324
6Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,000$58,420$3,286
7Human Resources Specialists$67,300$53,908$2,910
8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$65,850$52,931$2,829
9First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,590$52,756$2,814
10Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,980$50,100$2,593
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,510$48,963$2,498
12Construction Laborers$51,040$41,638$1,888
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,520$40,462$1,790
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,750$39,867$1,740
15Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,650$39,789$1,733
16Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,030$37,763$1,565
17Office Clerks, General$45,930$37,685$1,558
18Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,670$37,484$1,541
19First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,590$37,422$1,536
20Light Truck Drivers$45,180$37,105$1,510
21Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,180$36,332$1,445
22Customer Service Representatives$43,460$35,775$1,399
23Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$41,390$34,174$1,266
24Nursing Assistants$38,880$32,232$1,104
25Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,180$31,691$1,059
26Stockers and Order Fillers$37,120$30,871$990
27Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,850$30,662$973
28Cooks, Restaurant$36,610$30,476$957
29Security Guards$36,490$30,384$950
30Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,060$29,277$857
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,550$28,883$825
32Retail Salespersons$31,530$26,547$630
33Cashiers$29,890$25,278$524
34Waiters and Waitresses$29,050$24,629$470
35Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,040$24,621$469