SOC 43-5111 · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Indianapolis, IN

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Indianapolis, Indiana is $55,160 a year ($26.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,510: half of the 1,510 people in this job in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$55,160average per year

$26.52 / hourMedian $57,510Take-home ≈ $43,782

  • $49K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $60K90th

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

1,510people in this job
+16%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Indiana metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,750 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Indianapolis earn between $52,720 and $58,920.

  • $49K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $60K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,160$4,597$26.52
Median$57,510$4,792$27.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,720$4,393$25.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,920$4,910$28.33

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Indianapolis vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Indianapolis earn 4% more than the Indiana average ($53,250) and 16% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +24% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Indianapolis$55,160$57,510$48,600$59,7501,510
Indiana$53,250$57,210$39,760$59,7502,590
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Indianapolis

On the average salary of $55,160, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $43,782 a year, or $3,649 a month and $1,684 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $55,160 buys what about $57,641 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Indiana cities

Indianapolis ranks 1st of 4 Indiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Indianapolis: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Indianapolis?

$26.52 an hour on average, and $27.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Indianapolis?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Indianapolis?

About $43,782 a year ($3,649 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,160. Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Indianapolis than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (26900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 3.98, this job is 4.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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