Hourly pay after taxes in Indiana
$20 an hour in Indiana comes to $1,291.84 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time and living in Marion County.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Indiana Department of Revenue sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $508.71 | $1,102 | $13,226 |
| $18.00 | $1,171.23 | $2,538 | $30,452 |
| $20.00 | $1,291.84 | $2,799 | $33,588 |
| $22.00 | $1,412.44 | $3,060 | $36,723 |
| $25.00 | $1,593.36 | $3,452 | $41,427 |
| $30.00 | $1,894.88 | $4,106 | $49,267 |
| $35.00 | $2,172.17 | $4,706 | $56,476 |
| $40.00 | $2,433.69 | $5,273 | $63,276 |
| $50.00 | $2,956.73 | $6,406 | $76,875 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
These figures assume you live in Marion County, which includes Indianapolis, where the county rate is 2.02 percent. Your check will differ in any other county: for pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 2026, county rates run from 0.5 percent in Porter County to 3.0 percent in Randolph County. See Indiana's local tax rules, or try the paycheck calculator.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Indiana starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,593.36.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Indiana income tax | $57.87 |
| County income tax | $39.62 |
Indiana takes a flat 2.95 percent of wages for 2026, and every county adds its own income tax, withheld from the same paycheck. The county rate rides on the state's taxable wages, so the state and county lines grow together. Indiana adds no disability or leave premium and no separate city wage tax. Federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare complete the list.
The county line is why Indiana pay is less uniform than its flat state rate suggests. All 92 counties levy one, and the rate depends on where you lived on January 1, not where you work.
What changes your number
In Indiana the county decides more than the bracket does. Rates run from 0.5 percent in Porter County to 3.0 percent in Randolph County, so two workers at the same wage can differ by a couple of percent of pay. If you move during the year, your county rate stays the same until January 1.
The state side is the steady part. A flat 2.95 percent means the state tax rises in step with the wage, and Form WH-4 exemptions for yourself, a spouse, and dependents lower the taxed wages for both the state and the county. Someone who lived outside Indiana on January 1 pays the rate of the county where they mainly worked that day.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Indiana comes to $990.32.
The minimum wage in Indiana
The minimum wage in Indiana is $7.25 an hour, and a full-time worker at $7.25 takes home about $1,102 a month. It has been in effect since July 24, 2009, and the state labor department announces no later change.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Indiana Department of Revenue, Departmental Notice #1, "How to Compute Withholding for State and County Income Tax" (R47 / 10-26, effective Oct. 1, 2026; in.gov/dor/files/dn01.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026), page 2: "For 2026, the state adjusted gross income tax rate for individuals is 2.95%."
Disability: Indiana runs no state disability or paid family leave payroll program, and its one state payroll insurance, unemployment, is paid by the employer alone: "Premiums are paid by the employer without deduction from the wages of an employee" and "Employers are not allowed to deduct UI premiums and reimbursements from employee wages" (Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Unemployment Insurance Employer Handbook, revised 07/01/2025, pages 8 and 97; in.gov/dwd/files/Employer_Handbook.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026). Departmental Notice #1 lists state and county income tax as the only Indiana withholdings it governs.
Local taxes: Indiana Department of Revenue, Departmental Notice #1 (R47 / 10-26, effective Oct. 1, 2026; in.gov/dor/files/dn01.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026), page 1 (county of residence or principal employment as of Jan. 1 sets the rate) and page 5 (the rate for each of the 92 counties); Form WH-4 (State Form 48845, R10 / 8-23), instructions ("If you move to (or work in) another county after January 1, your county status will not change until the next calendar year"). The notice and the WH-4 provide for county tax only; no city-level wage tax appears in either.
Minimum wage: Indiana Department of Labor, "Indiana Minimum Wage Law" poster (in.gov/dol/files/updated-pdfs-4-7-2026/Indiana2009MinimumWage.pdf, file updated Apr 7, 2026, read Oct 29, 2026): "$7.25 per hour," in effect since July 24, 2009; tipped employees "at least $2.13 per hour if the employer claims a tip credit." No later change is announced there.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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