SOC 17-3029 · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Indianapolis, IN

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Indianapolis, Indiana is $80,880 a year ($38.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,120: half of the 80 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. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$80,880average per year

$38.88 / hourMedian $78,120Take-home ≈ $61,719

  • $60K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+0%vs U.S. metro average
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $111,080 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Indianapolis earn between $66,720 and $102,180.

  • $60K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,880$6,740$38.88
Median$78,120$6,510$37.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,720$5,560$32.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$102,180$8,515$49.12

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

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Indianapolis

On the average salary of $80,880, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $61,719 a year, or $5,143 a month and $2,374 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? 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 $80,880 buys what about $84,518 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Indianapolis: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Indianapolis?

$38.88 an hour on average, and $37.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Indianapolis?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Indianapolis?

About $61,719 a year ($5,143 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,880. Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Indianapolis than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

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 17-3029; area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (26900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 0.19, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.19).

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