Psychiatric Aides Salary in Indianapolis, IN

Psychiatric Aides pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,800 or more. The middle half of psychiatric aides in Indianapolis earn between $39,210 and $58,710.

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

Psychiatric Aides salary after taxes in Indianapolis

On the average salary of $49,900, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $39,820 a year, or $3,318 a month and $1,532 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 Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

Is Indianapolis a good place for psychiatric aides? 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 $49,900 buys what about $52,144 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychiatric Aides salary in other Indiana cities

Indianapolis ranks 1st of 3 Indiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Psychiatric Aides salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for psychiatric aides

Kiryas Joel, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,000).

Psychiatric Aides salary by city

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• Occupational Therapy Assistants$67,140 a year
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