SUM IF Dynamic range

[LBTravis]

Name	Department	Wages	401K
Smith, John	Admin	10,000	200
Lavine, Avril	Sales	500	10
Turner, Ted	Admin	100	10
Fonda, Jane	Sales	750	75

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I want to use an index match/sum if formula to sum the 401K column. The problem is that my data's columns maybe in a different order but the heading will always be the same. I know this is simple but I'm struggling.

 

[Indystick]

You need to provide more information. What is the criteria that will determine whether something gets included in the sum? Is the goal to have a SUMIF with a dynamic criteria range, dynamic sum range, or both?

 

[LBTravis]

The result should be:
Wages $11,350
401K $ 295

The goal is just to sum anything under the "401K" heading. And same thing to sum the entire "wages" column. The criteria will be the same but I can't use static cell references because these columns may be in different orders.

 

[Indystick]

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this. I've duplicated your table as follows:

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	Name	Department	Wages	401k		Wages	11350
2	Smith, John	Admin	10,000	200		401k	295
3	Lavine, Avril	Sales	500	10
4	Turner, Ted	Admin	100	10
5	Fonda, Jane	Sales	750	75

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In cell G2 I have the following formula:

=SUM(OFFSET($A$1,1,MATCH(F1,$A$1:$D$1,0)-1,COUNT($C:$C),1))

In cell G3 I have the following formula:

=SUM(OFFSET($A$1,1,MATCH(F2,$A$1:$D$1,0)-1,COUNT($C:$C),1))

The OFFSET function dynamically assigns the range to the SUM function. The MATCH statement inside the OFFSET determines what column to sum by matching what you're summing (Wages or 401k) to the column header.

The COUNT function allows your table to add rows and have those results included in the sum without having to modify the SUM formula.