Indiana minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Indiana rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,227
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Indiana in 2026?
The Indiana minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same as the federal minimum.
Employers of 2 or more employees.
Will the Indiana minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Indiana?
Full time, an Indiana minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Indiana?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Indiana takes home $13,227 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $508.71. It takes 157.3 hours of work to take home $1,000.
- Take-home per year
- $13,227
- Every two weeks
- $508.71
- Per hour after tax
- $6.36
- In national prices
- $14,172
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Indiana taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Indiana?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 37% of Indiana workers earn, but less than half of them. The Indiana median wage is $23.01 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Indiana?
Tipped workers in Indiana can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Indiana minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose.
How does the Indiana minimum wage compare with other states?
Indiana is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Indiana?
Full time, an Indiana minimum wage job takes home $254.36 a week after taxes.
Is the Indiana minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Indiana prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $14,172 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,227 take-home.