Pay and cost of living in Porter County, IN
Across the 141 occupations we cover in Porter County, IN, the middle median salary is $62,300 a year. Pay runs from $31,200 for Waiters and Waitresses up to $173,760 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $142,560. Wages come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Porter County, IN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,176 a month and a two-bedroom $1,429. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,896 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $55,288 a year, and every one of the 141 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Porter County, IN
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Porter County, IN, set beside the Indiana and national medians.
Median household income in Porter County, IN is $87,972, 22% above the Indiana median of $71,957 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($14,112) equals 16.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $62,300, is 29% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Porter County, IN pay a median of $2,326 a year in real estate taxes, 44% above the Indiana median of $1,614. With a median home value of $281,500, 29% above the Indiana median of $218,200, the ratio of the two medians is 0.83% a year.
Renters in Porter County, IN pay a median gross rent of $1,219 a month in the Census survey, 15% above the Indiana median of $1,062. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,176; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Porter County, IN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 28.4 minutes each way, 18% above the Indiana average of 24.1. 9.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.