Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · SOC 21-1093

Social and Human Service Assistants in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood Metro

Compiled by WageDex

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$46,550

per year in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro

+1% above

National Median

$45,930

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$22.38/hr

median hourly

Employment

3,590

jobs in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood pay distribution spans from $33,510 at the 10th percentile to $62,910 at the 90th, a 1.9× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $38,600 and the 75th at $55,100, so half of Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood-based social and human service assistants earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide IN estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$33,510

25th$38,600

Median$46,550

75th$55,100

90th$62,910

Top Paying Jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

1. Cardiologists Small sample $511,400 2. Surgeons, All Other $459,300 3. Anesthesiologists $374,730 4. Neurologists $365,500 5. Physicians, All Other $364,040 6. Obstetricians and Gynecologists $346,920 7. Physicians, Pathologists $342,090 8. General Internal Medicine Physicians $289,470 9. Family Medicine Physicians $287,130 10. Emergency Medicine Physicians $284,930

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.