Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $28,140 here versus $35,230 nationally (-20.1%; 2,070metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $28,040 locally versus $32,880 nationally (-14.7%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$28,140 in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 20.1% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,070 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$28,040 in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 14.7% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (4,600 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$84,670 in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 13.2% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,610 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$39,110 in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 13.1% below the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (3,520 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1800002 · Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #419/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 379 occs
- TOP-LEAD General Intern… · $460K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Michigan City-La…
- BOOK-FULL 377 rows · May 2025
Read with Michigan City-La Porte, IN ($23 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Central Indiana nonmetropol…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 600 jobs · $108,350
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 380 jobs · $130,240
- 3. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 370 jobs · $127,100
- 4. Financial Managers 350 jobs · $129,280
- 5. Sales Managers 280 jobs · $114,860
- 6. Pharmacists 220 jobs · $144,510
- 7. Facilities Managers 220 jobs · $103,690
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $135,050
- 9. Software Developers 150 jobs · $114,280
- 10. Electrical Engineers 150 jobs · $101,930
- 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 140 jobs · $135,200
- 12. Physicians, All Other 110 jobs · $250,050
- 13. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $120,540
- 14. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $171,570
- 15. General Internal Medicine Physicians 90 jobs · $459,790
- 16. Veterinarians 80 jobs · $120,860
- 17. Chief Executives 70 jobs · $198,350
- 18. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 60 jobs · $183,000
Occupations Tracked
379
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$53,002
employment-weighted, 377 complete rows
Top Salary
$459,790
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Production Managers | $108,350 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,240 |
| 3 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $127,100 |
| 4 | Financial Managers | $129,280 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $114,860 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $144,510 |
| 7 | Facilities Managers | $103,690 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $135,050 |
| 9 | Software Developers | $114,280 |
| 10 | Electrical Engineers | $101,930 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $135,200 |
| 12 | Physicians, All Other | $250,050 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers | $120,540 |
| 14 | Dentists, General | $171,570 |
| 15 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $459,790 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $120,860 |
| 17 | Chief Executives | $198,350 |
| 18 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $183,000 |
| 19 | Physician Assistants | $128,040 |
| 20 | Optometrists | $127,060 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $125,180 |
| 22 | Marketing Managers | $122,100 |
| 23 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,590 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $138,750 |
| 25 | Computer Programmers | $108,350 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bartenders | $21,590 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,570 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $23,800 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $24,330 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $25,710 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $26,700 |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | $27,520 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | $27,710 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,870 |
| Cashiers | $28,040 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in IN
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside IN. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($53,002 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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