Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Indianapolis, IN

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $107,480 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Indianapolis earn between $57,620 and $84,000.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Indianapolis vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Communications teachers, postsecondary in Indianapolis earn 6% more than the Indiana average ($73,850) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($90,010). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $78,580.

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

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Indianapolis

On the average salary of $78,610, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $60,236 a year, or $5,020 a month and $2,317 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 communications teachers, postsecondary? 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 $78,610 buys what about $82,146 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Indiana cities

Indianapolis ranks 1st of 2 Indiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

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