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Salaries & Cost of Living in Franklin County, IN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 42 occupations in Franklin County, IN.

Jobs listed
42
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Median of medians
$47,160
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$950
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
42 of 42
Household income
$78,074
Census median per year
Property tax
$1,479
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Franklin County, IN

Franklin County, IN is part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN labor market, and this page summarizes 42 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $47,160 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $152,700, and the lowest is Cashiers at $29,170.

A one-bedroom apartment in Franklin County, IN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $950 a month and a two-bedroom $1,148. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $18,184 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $45,457 a year, and every one of the 42 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Franklin County, IN or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Franklin County, IN

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Franklin County, IN, set beside the Indiana and national medians.

Median household income in Franklin County, IN is $78,074, 9% above the Indiana median of $71,957 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($11,400) equals 14.6% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $47,160, is 40% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Franklin County, IN pay a median of $1,479 a year in real estate taxes, 8% below the Indiana median of $1,614. With a median home value of $249,500, 14% above the Indiana median of $218,200, the ratio of the two medians is 0.59% a year.

Renters in Franklin County, IN pay a median gross rent of $870 a month in the Census survey, 18% below the Indiana median of $1,062. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $950; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Franklin County, IN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 36.0 minutes each way, 49% above the Indiana average of 24.1. 9.3% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Franklin County, IN, highest paying first

Showing 1–42 of 42.

Occupations in Franklin County, IN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$152,700$110,752$7,714
2Software Developers$121,420$90,311$6,011
3General and Operations Managers$100,670$76,382$4,850
4Project Management Specialists$95,380$72,819$4,553
5Registered Nurses$83,650$64,919$3,895
6Accountants and Auditors$80,640$62,892$3,726
7Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,950$59,733$3,462
8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,880$59,686$3,459
9Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,750$59,599$3,451
10Human Resources Specialists$73,010$57,753$3,297
11First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,880$55,645$3,122
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,190$53,160$2,915
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,740$52,183$2,833
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,180$51,802$2,802
15Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,590$49,025$2,570
16Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,000$48,569$2,532
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,830$46,117$2,328
18Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,590$40,516$1,861
19Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,000$40,060$1,823
20Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,340$39,549$1,780
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,850$39,170$1,749
22Customer Service Representatives$46,470$38,103$1,660
23First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,380$38,033$1,654
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,180$37,879$1,641
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,110$37,051$1,572
26Office Clerks, General$44,640$36,688$1,542
27Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,440$36,533$1,529
28Light Truck Drivers$44,070$36,247$1,505
29Nursing Assistants$40,350$33,369$1,265
30Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,240$33,284$1,258
31Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,600$32,016$1,153
32First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,370$31,838$1,138
33Stockers and Order Fillers$37,810$31,405$1,102
34Waiters and Waitresses$36,530$30,414$1,019
35Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,360$30,283$1,008
36Security Guards$36,110$30,090$992
37Cooks, Restaurant$36,030$30,028$987
38Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,030$30,028$987
39Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,210$29,393$934
40Retail Salespersons$30,810$25,990$651
41Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,720$25,147$580
42Cashiers$29,170$24,722$545