Firefighter · Indianapolis, IN
Firefighter take-home pay in Indianapolis: $510 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $54,500 in Indianapolis, IN, after Indiana tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,205. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$510
Local pay (annual)
$54,500
$3,594 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,205
$1,434 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$948
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$510
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,500
- Federal income tax
- −$4,502
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,169
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,605
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,101
- Take-home pay
- $43,123
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,084
Left over each month
$4,542 gross, minus $948 in tax and $3,084 in living costs.
$510
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Indianapolis?
On a local firefighter wage of about $54,500, leftover after Indiana tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,205 is about $510 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Indianapolis tax a firefighter paycheck?
Indianapolis is in Indiana, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.02%.
How does Indianapolis compare for a firefighter?
Open the Indianapolis paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.