SOC 51-6021 · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Salary in Indianapolis, IN

The average salary for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Indianapolis, Indiana is $30,360 a year ($14.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,840: half of the 150 people in this job in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

$30,360average per year

$14.60 / hourMedian $28,840Take-home ≈ $25,100

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  • $29KMedian
  • $33K75th
  • $37K90th

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

150people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Indiana metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,310 or more. The middle half of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Indianapolis earn between $27,580 and $33,330.

  • $24K10th
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,360$2,530$14.60
Median$28,840$2,403$13.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,580$2,298$13.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$33,330$2,778$16.02

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

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay in Indianapolis vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Indianapolis earn about the same as the Indiana average ($30,170) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($34,640). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $35,060.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Indianapolis$30,360$28,840$24,500$37,310150
Indiana$30,170$28,840$26,090$37,310410
United States$34,640$35,060$27,180$43,05026,120

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

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary after taxes in Indianapolis

On the average salary of $30,360, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $25,100 a year, or $2,092 a month and $965 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 pressers, textile, garment, and related materials? 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 $30,360 buys what about $31,725 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in other Indiana cities

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

All Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($45,890).

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in Indianapolis: questions

How much do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials make an hour in Indianapolis?

$14.60 an hour on average, and $13.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level pressers, textile, garment, and related materials salary in Indianapolis?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the pressers, textile, garment, and related materials take-home pay in Indianapolis?

About $25,100 a year ($2,092 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,360. Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

Do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials earn more in Indianapolis than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

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 51-6021; area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (26900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • 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 0.81, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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