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Indianapolis: $2,485/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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$2,485

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Local pay

$89,119

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,427
Tax$1,873
Rent$1,189
Other bills$1,879
Left$2,485

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoIndianapolis
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,873
  • Rent$1,189
  • Other living costs$1,879
  • Left over$2,485

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$89,119
Federal income tax
−$11,220
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,818
State income tax (IN)
−$2,644
City / county wage tax
−$1,800
Take-home pay
$66,637
Effective tax rate
25.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,189
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$545
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,068

Left over each month

$7,427 gross, minus $1,873 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.

$2,485

County by county

11 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Indianapolis, IN
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Marion CountyIN972k46%$1,107$1,122$207,000$63,45024 min
Hamilton CountyIN357k17%$1,468$1,461$379,100$117,95726 min
Hendricks CountyIN179k9%$1,364$1,296$281,500$99,98825 min
Johnson CountyIN164k8%$1,208$1,098$260,400$87,22726 min
Madison CountyIN131k6%$926$926$147,700$62,63226 min
Hancock CountyIN82k4%$1,121$1,064$258,100$91,32627 min
Boone CountyIN73k3%$1,283$1,401$341,800$104,86525 min
Morgan CountyIN72k3%$988$967$220,100$79,08832 min
Shelby CountyIN45k2%$956$939$188,300$71,30125 min
Brown CountyIN16k1%$960$970$242,500$72,64434 min
Tipton CountyIN15k1%$854$848$166,000$78,30925 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,164 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,189.

Work from home
13.6% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
75.8% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

42 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Behavioral Health Case Manager (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant, Team Lead (O-6 Billet) Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • IT PROJECT MANAGER (PROJMGT)

    Information & Technology Dir, Payroll Services, Civilian Pay, ZTNA (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) · $90,341–$144,481 a year

    Indianapolis, IN · Cleveland, OH · Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Personnel Security Specialist

    Office of Justice Services, Internal Affairs Division (Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs) · $61,722–$116,362 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

37 more on the full list.

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The place

186 sunny days. July high 85°F. January nights 20°F. 25 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
186 sunny days, 85°F in July, 20°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
25 minutes each way
Size
2.1M people
Buying instead
Median home $244,000. About $1,632/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Indiana income tax, plus a 2.02% city wage tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 0.86%.

Fit

Money left over
63
Sun and mild weather
54
Being in a big city
60
Public school districts in Indianapolis

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Indianapolis
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Hamilton Southeastern SchoolsFishers21,0622217.5
Indianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolis21,0555012.3
MSD Lawrence TownshipIndianapolis16,7471718.1
Perry Township SchoolsIndianapolis16,2432116.6
MSD Wayne TownshipIndianapolis16,1461816.2
Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmel16,1451515.6
MSD Warren TownshipIndianapolis11,9151615.9
Franklin Township Com Sch CorpIndianapolis11,4131118.5
MSD Washington TownshipIndianapolis11,3911416.3
Avon Community School CorpAvon10,7421216.6
MSD Pike TownshipIndianapolis10,6741315.6
Noblesville SchoolsNoblesville10,5251015.5

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How is take-home pay in Indianapolis calculated?

Indianapolis is in Indiana, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.02%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Indianapolis?

About $1,189 for a one-bedroom and $1,415 for a two-bedroom in Indianapolis, IN.

How do I compare Indianapolis with another city?

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