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Salaries & Cost of Living in Hancock County, IN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 43 occupations in Hancock County, IN.

Jobs listed
43
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
Median of medians
$46,900
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,336
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
43 of 43
Household income
$93,186
Census median per year
Property tax
$1,806
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Hancock County, IN

Hancock County, IN is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN labor market, and this page summarizes 43 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $46,900 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $120,480, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,040.

A one-bedroom apartment in Hancock County, IN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,336 a month and a two-bedroom $1,536. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $22,816 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $43,576 a year, and every one of the 43 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 Hancock County, IN or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Hancock County, IN

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

Median household income in Hancock County, IN is $93,186, 30% above the Indiana median of $71,957 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($16,032) equals 17.2% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,900, is 50% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Hancock County, IN pay a median of $1,806 a year in real estate taxes, 12% above the Indiana median of $1,614. With a median home value of $274,800, 26% above the Indiana median of $218,200, the ratio of the two medians is 0.66% a year.

Renters in Hancock County, IN pay a median gross rent of $1,203 a month in the Census survey, 13% above the Indiana median of $1,062. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,336; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Hancock County, IN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.7 minutes each way, 15% above the Indiana average of 24.1. 16.0% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Hancock County, IN, highest paying first

Showing 1–43 of 43.

Occupations in Hancock County, IN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$120,480$89,697$5,573
2Software Developers$106,870$80,558$4,812
3Management Analysts$97,020$73,924$4,259
4First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$85,300$66,031$3,601
5Registered Nurses$84,230$65,310$3,541
6Accountants and Auditors$79,290$61,983$3,264
7First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$74,680$58,878$3,005
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,000$58,420$2,967
9Human Resources Specialists$67,300$53,908$2,591
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$65,850$52,931$2,510
11First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,590$52,756$2,495
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,200$52,493$2,473
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,570$50,556$2,312
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,980$50,100$2,274
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,510$48,963$2,179
16Construction Laborers$51,040$41,638$1,569
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,520$40,462$1,471
18First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,470$40,424$1,467
19Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,750$39,867$1,421
20Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,650$39,789$1,414
21Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,980$39,271$1,371
22Medical Assistants$46,900$38,436$1,302
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,450$38,088$1,273
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,030$37,763$1,246
25Office Clerks, General$45,930$37,685$1,239
26Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,670$37,484$1,222
27First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,590$37,422$1,217
28Light Truck Drivers$45,180$37,105$1,191
29Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,180$36,332$1,126
30Customer Service Representatives$43,460$35,775$1,080
31Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$41,390$34,174$947
32Nursing Assistants$38,880$32,232$785
33Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,180$31,691$740
34Stockers and Order Fillers$37,120$30,871$671
35Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,850$30,662$654
36Cooks, Restaurant$36,610$30,476$638
37Security Guards$36,490$30,384$631
38Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,060$29,277$538
39Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,550$28,883$506
40Retail Salespersons$31,530$26,547$311
41Cashiers$29,890$25,278$205
42Waiters and Waitresses$29,050$24,629$151
43Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,040$24,621$150