SOC 27-1026 · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Indianapolis, IN

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Indianapolis, Indiana is $41,970 a year ($20.18 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,490: half of the 920 people in this job in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$41,970average per year

$20.18 / hourMedian $36,490Take-home ≈ $33,846

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

920people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#7 of 11Indiana metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,000 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Indianapolis earn between $29,340 and $47,530.

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,970$3,498$20.18
Median$36,490$3,041$17.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,340$2,445$14.11
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,530$3,961$22.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Indianapolis vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Indianapolis earn about the same as the Indiana average ($41,730) and about the same as the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Indianapolis$41,970$36,490$29,340$68,000920
Indiana$41,730$36,510$29,340$64,1202,610
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Indianapolis

On the average salary of $41,970, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $33,846 a year, or $2,821 a month and $1,302 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

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Is Indianapolis a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Indianapolis area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $41,970 buys what about $43,858 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other Indiana cities

Indianapolis ranks 7th of 11 Indiana metro areas for this job; Fort Wayne pays the most ($45,690).

All Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Indianapolis: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Indianapolis?

$20.18 an hour on average, and $17.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Indianapolis?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Indianapolis?

About $33,846 a year ($2,821 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,970. Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Indianapolis than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1026; area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (26900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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