SOC 51-9061 · Kokomo, IN metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Kokomo, IN

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kokomo, Indiana is $51,810 a year ($24.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,720: half of the 130 people in this job in the Kokomo, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$51,810average per year

$24.91 / hourMedian $45,720Take-home ≈ $41,294

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $91K90th

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

130people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#5 of 12Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Kokomo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $90,800 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kokomo earn between $38,010 and $60,080.

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $91K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,810$4,318$24.91
Median$45,720$3,810$21.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,010$3,168$18.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,080$5,007$28.88

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

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Kokomo vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kokomo earn about the same as the Indiana average ($50,850) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kokomo$51,810$45,720$37,980$90,800130
Indiana$50,850$47,900$35,590$72,86024,790
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

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

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Kokomo

On the average salary of $51,810, a single filer in Kokomo takes home about $41,294 a year, or $3,441 a month and $1,588 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Kokomo's local income tax (1.95%).

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Is Kokomo a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kokomo area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.6), so the average $51,810 buys what about $57,793 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kokomo ($48,980). A typical home costs $194,129, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Indiana cities

Kokomo ranks 5th of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job; Bloomington pays the most ($56,800).

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Kokomo: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Kokomo?

$24.91 an hour on average, and $21.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Kokomo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Kokomo?

About $41,294 a year ($3,441 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,810. Includes Kokomo's local income tax (1.95%).

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Kokomo than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

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 51-9061; area Kokomo, IN (29020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 Kokomo's local income tax (1.95%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.98, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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