Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $24,360 here versus $35,230 nationally (-30.9%; 2,370metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $80,460 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-17.5%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$24,360 in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 30.9% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,370 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$80,460 in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 17.5% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,490 published local jobs).
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,960 in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 15.8% below the national Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary median of $36,780 (2,790 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$28,150 in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area sits 14.4% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (5,400 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1800001 · Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #413/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MOST 409 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $358K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Sandusky, OH
- BOOK-FULL 401 rows · May 2025
Read with Sandusky, OH ($1 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 Northern Indiana nonmetropo…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 1,000 jobs · $114,040
- 2. Financial Managers 680 jobs · $116,340
- 3. Sales Managers 490 jobs · $130,740
- 4. Lawyers 370 jobs · $111,350
- 5. Architectural and Engineering Managers 330 jobs · $133,500
- 6. Software Developers 300 jobs · $109,040
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 280 jobs · $133,660
- 8. Pharmacists 250 jobs · $144,290
- 9. Nurse Practitioners 240 jobs · $130,010
- 10. Facilities Managers 210 jobs · $104,280
- 11. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 210 jobs · $102,080
- 12. Administrative Services Managers 190 jobs · $103,990
- 13. Human Resources Managers 180 jobs · $125,110
- 14. Veterinarians 130 jobs · $112,170
- 15. Physicians, All Other 120 jobs · $357,740
- 16. Marketing Managers 120 jobs · $133,010
- 17. Purchasing Managers 110 jobs · $128,510
- 18. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $177,280
Occupations Tracked
409
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$53,115
employment-weighted, 401 complete rows
Top Salary
$357,740
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Northern 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 | $114,040 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $116,340 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $130,740 |
| 4 | Lawyers | $111,350 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,500 |
| 6 | Software Developers | $109,040 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $133,660 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $144,290 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,010 |
| 10 | Facilities Managers | $104,280 |
| 11 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $102,080 |
| 12 | Administrative Services Managers | $103,990 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers | $125,110 |
| 14 | Veterinarians | $112,170 |
| 15 | Physicians, All Other | $357,740 |
| 16 | Marketing Managers | $133,010 |
| 17 | Purchasing Managers | $128,510 |
| 18 | Dentists, General | $177,280 |
| 19 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $319,700 |
| 20 | Chief Executives | $196,880 |
| 21 | Optometrists | $136,070 |
| 22 | Computer Network Architects | $127,840 |
| 23 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $183,000 |
| 24 | Information Security Analysts | $128,000 |
| 25 | Physician Assistants | $126,050 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other | $18,920 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $20,970 |
| Tour and Travel Guides | $21,940 |
| Bartenders | $22,070 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $23,750 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $24,360 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $24,670 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $26,170 |
| Dishwashers | $26,830 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $26,990 |
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 ($53,115 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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