SALARY · NURSING ASSISTANTS · INDIANA

Nursing Assistants salary in Indiana

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Indiana, nursing assistants sat at a median of $38,330 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$38,330

$18 per hour at the median · That is $3,930 (9.3 percent) below the national median of $42,260 for this occupation.

$40,200Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
$33,640People employed in this job in Indiana

Salary range

25th: $37,020Median: $38,33075th: $44,420
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$37,020
Median (50th percentile)$38,330
75th percentile$44,420
Mean$40,200

The middle half of workers earned from $37,020 to $44,420 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$31,877 a year
$2,656 a month
Federal tax $2,420 · FICA $2,932 · State tax $1,101

Indiana county income tax is separate and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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