State salary profile · Indiana

Indiana Salaries

Indiana statewide wages plus 12 metro areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas, from BLS OEWS May 2025. Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

$196,537
Mean of top 50 medians
752
Occupations
15
Local wage areas
109,170
Estimated jobs (top tier)

The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians in Indiana is $196,537.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, The May 2025 release has a published median for 752 occupations in Indiana; percentile boundaries and local-area rows are available only where BLS publishes them. The highest-paying reported occupation, Cardiologists, earns $588,890, versus $21,940 for Cooks, Short Order at the bottom of the range. Detail is available for 12 metro areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas. Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

Indiana · employment ≠ wage

In Indiana, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand lead by published employment (103,200 jobs, #1 of 736) but rank #609 of 736 on median wage ($41,340), while Cardiologists top the wage list at $588,890 (#1 of 736) with 140 jobs (#650 of 736). The largest payroll is not the highest published median.

103,200
Laborers and Freight employment #1
$588,890
Cardiologists wage #1
#650
Employment rank of wage leader
#609
Wage rank of employment leader

Employment is OEWS tot_emp inside this state; pay is the occupation median. Same detailed-occupation pool, two rankings.

Employment of Indiana's #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

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What this shows Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand lead Indiana by employment; Cardiologists lead on median wage at $588,890.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

Indiana, the picture in one line

Indiana ranks #39 of 54 states and territories by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage; its highest published occupation median is Cardiologists at $588,890. Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

#39
of 54 states by published mean wage
$588,890
top-paying: Cardiologists
28th
percentile among all states
Bloomington, IN
local OEWS: Bloomington, IN and Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area

The state rank uses BLS's All Occupations mean. Occupation rows below use occupation-specific medians; the two statistics are not interchangeable. Start local checks in Bloomington, IN.

Statewide OEWS footprints behind Indiana's 15 local areas

Financial Managers and Sales Managers lead Indiana's published employment inside this top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. Financial Managers 12,560 jobs · $135,840
  2. 2. Sales Managers 9,700 jobs · $131,470
  3. 3. Industrial Production Managers 9,400 jobs · $121,500
  4. 4. Lawyers 8,970 jobs · $126,860
  5. 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers 8,060 jobs · $142,040
  6. 6. Nurse Practitioners 7,450 jobs · $128,830
  7. 7. Physicians, All Other 6,760 jobs · $366,190
  8. 8. Pharmacists 6,430 jobs · $144,290
  9. 9. Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,610 jobs · $155,810
  10. 10. Marketing Managers 3,350 jobs · $136,260
  11. 11. Human Resources Managers 3,030 jobs · $130,340
  12. 12. General Internal Medicine Physicians 2,380 jobs · $314,390
  13. 13. Dentists, General 2,300 jobs · $166,650
  14. 14. Physician Assistants 2,110 jobs · $132,050
  15. 15. Computer Network Architects 2,030 jobs · $124,190
  16. 16. Chief Executives 1,820 jobs · $254,180
  17. 17. Engineers, All Other 1,540 jobs · $120,880
  18. 18. Veterinarians 1,500 jobs · $124,530
  19. 19. Anesthesiologists 1,460 jobs · $394,060
  20. 20. Family Medicine Physicians 1,410 jobs · $261,940

Local BLS wage areas inside Indiana

Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

Bloomington, IN Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area Columbus, IN Elkhart-Goshen, IN Evansville, IN Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Kokomo, IN Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Michigan City-La Porte, IN Muncie, IN Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Terre Haute, IN

Observed statewide pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Indiana moved from $46,930 in May 2024 to $47,860 in May 2025 (+2.0%).
  • Across the 54 states and territories priced in both releases, the median place changed +2.7%.
  • Indiana sits -0.8 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Managers, All Other shows the widest statewide vs national median gap in Indiana

Managers, All Other publishes $79,900 here versus $141,900 nationally (-43.7%; 6,990statewide jobs). Next is Physicians, All Other at $366,190 locally versus $265,930 nationally (+37.7%).

  1. Managers, All Other$79,900 in Indiana sits 43.7% below the national Managers, All Other median of $141,900 (6,990 published local jobs).
  2. Physicians, All Other$366,190 in Indiana sits 37.7% above the national Physicians, All Other median of $265,930 (6,760 published local jobs).
  3. Bartenders$22,770 in Indiana sits 33.7% below the national Bartenders median of $34,340 (12,880 published local jobs).
  4. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$79,580 in Indiana sits 33.0% above the national Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators median of $59,850 (11,520 published local jobs).

Managers, All Other and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Indiana; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.

· Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

The Indiana OEWS table has a published median for 752 occupations. The displayed top 50 rows have summed published employment of approximately 109,170; that sum does not include the bottom table or rows whose employment is suppressed. BLS publishes means and percentile boundaries only where the corresponding estimate meets its publication standards. Averaging the medians of the top 50 highest-paying occupations gives $196,537 per year. That is only a mean of the displayed upper-tier occupation medians; it is not the BLS All Occupations mean or median and does not describe a typical worker. Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area. Local OEWS areas in this extract include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

At the top of the ranking, Cardiologists pays a Indiana median of $588,890, the highest-paying reported occupation in the state. The number-two spot goes to Surgeons, All Other at $459,300, followed by Radiologists at $430,640. At the bottom of the published range, Cooks, Short Order has a median of $21,940, making the displayed endpoint ratio 26.8×. The endpoints do not establish a cause or career stage. WageDex has BLS occupation rows for 12 metro areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to Indiana, allowing comparisons below the statewide estimate without treating nonmetropolitan areas as MSAs.

Because Indiana publishes 15 OEWS areas, treat the statewide Cardiologists median as a roll-up and re-check the same occupation in Bloomington, IN or Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area where BLS releases the row. Tips and commissions stay inside OEWS; benefits and equity do not. Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area. Local OEWS area names are state-specific; statewide means are not metro offers.

Top-Tier Sample

75

occupations shown below

Avg. Median Salary

$196,537

top 50 occupations

Top Salary

$588,890

Cardiologists

Where Indiana ranks by published mean wage

BLS All Occupations annual mean vs. 54 states & territories; local OEWS includes Bloomington, IN and Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN

$60,840 Bottom 28% higher than 28% of 54 states & territories

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$60,000–$65,000 (this entry) 16 states & territories 30%
$65,000–$70,000 8 states & territories 15%
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$75,000–$80,000 4 states & territories 7%
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$110,000–$115,000 1 states & territories 2%

$60,840 · 28th percentile of 54 states & territories

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Indiana ranks #39 of 54 by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage ($60,840). It is not the median wage or a prediction for a particular worker.

National-price-equivalent mean: dividing the $60,840 BLS All Occupations mean by the BEA state RPP gives $65,209. Inputs: BEA Regional Price Parity for Indiana (RPP 93.3, 2024; 100 = national average, all items, table SARPP). The division is a WageDex calculation, not an after-tax or household-income measure.

Largest OEWS footprints in Indiana

Published employment among the top-pay sample, top 15 by jobs

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Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

BLS publishes wage data for 752 distinct occupations in Indiana. The table below shows the top 50 by median annual wage, reordered by published employment for this reading. Drill into the full top-100 ranking or the fastest-growing list for deeper coverage.

Top-pay occupations in Indiana, by employment

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Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published Indiana jobs so the title sequence follows the local OEWS mix.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Financial Managers $135,840
2 Sales Managers $131,470
3 Industrial Production Managers $121,500
4 Lawyers $126,860
5 Computer and Information Systems Managers $142,040
6 Nurse Practitioners $128,830
7 Physicians, All Other $366,190
8 Pharmacists $144,290
9 Architectural and Engineering Managers $155,810
10 Marketing Managers $136,260
11 Human Resources Managers $130,340
12 General Internal Medicine Physicians $314,390
13 Dentists, General $166,650
14 Physician Assistants $132,050
15 Computer Network Architects $124,190
16 Chief Executives $254,180
17 Engineers, All Other $120,880
18 Veterinarians $124,530
19 Anesthesiologists $394,060
20 Family Medicine Physicians $261,940
21 Purchasing Managers $126,880
22 Emergency Medicine Physicians $347,060
23 Pediatricians, General $177,300
24 Optometrists $135,500
25 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $183,000
26 Radiologists $430,640
27 Air Traffic Controllers $158,810
28 Public Relations Managers $114,960
29 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $177,710
30 Database Architects $132,830
31 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $351,990
32 Surgeons, All Other $459,300
33 Psychiatrists $284,110
34 Physicians, Pathologists $340,300
35 Neurologists $220,210
36 Materials Scientists $130,540
37 Podiatrists $132,930
38 Ship Engineers $122,190
39 Psychologists, All Other $123,640
40 Law Teachers, Postsecondary $139,400
41 Compensation and Benefits Managers $118,180
42 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $168,600
43 Cardiologists $588,890
44 Advertising and Promotions Managers $113,930
45 Dermatologists $225,200
46 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $129,080
47 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $145,290
48 Medical Dosimetrists $144,320
49 Acupuncturists $120,490
50 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $171,260

Lowest Paying Jobs in Indiana

Occupation Median Salary
Cooks, Short Order $21,940
Bartenders $22,770
Gambling Dealers $24,160
Fallers $26,210
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants $26,320
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $26,920
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $26,920
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $27,440
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $27,680
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $27,790
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $27,910
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,320
Waiters and Waitresses $28,480
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $28,640
Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,790
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $28,840
Library Assistants, Clerical $28,900
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $29,020
Dishwashers $29,480
Cashiers $29,670
Food Preparation Workers $29,700
Cooks, Fast Food $29,870
Animal Caretakers $29,990
Childcare Workers $30,180
Recreation Workers $30,190

Fastest Growing Jobs

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See national growth projections alongside the published OEWS state employment estimates for each occupation in Indiana. Based on BLS employment projections 2024-2034.

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Two BLS OEWS peer sets outside Indiana. Local metro cards below stay inside this state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on published All Occupations mean wage ($60,840 here) and reported employment (3,201,220 jobs here).

Similar mean wage

Nearest other states by BLS All Occupations annual mean wage.

Similar employment scale

Nearest headcount peers (floor 250,000 All Occupations jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS All Occupations mean annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Local OEWS areas and related Indiana pages

Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

Bloomington, IN

Local OEWS wage area

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area

Local OEWS wage area

Columbus, IN

Local OEWS wage area

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Local OEWS wage area

Evansville, IN

Local OEWS wage area

Fort Wayne, IN

Local OEWS wage area

Highest Paying in Indiana

Top 100 by median salary

Fastest Growing in Indiana

Projected 2024-2034 growth

Cardiologists

National occupation profile

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average of the top 50 occupation medians in Indiana? ▼
The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians is $196,537/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). It is not the statewide mean or median and does not describe the wage of a typical worker.
What is the average salary in Indiana? ▼
BLS publishes an All Occupations annual mean wage of $60,840/year for Indiana in the May 2025 OEWS release, which ranks 39th among the 54 states and territories with a published mean. Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area. This is an occupational wage estimate, not a household-income statistic or a prediction for one worker.
What is the highest paying job in Indiana? ▼
The highest paying occupation in Indiana is Cardiologists with a median salary of $588,890/year according to BLS data. The second highest is Surgeons, All Other at $459,300/year.
What jobs pay the least in Indiana? ▼
The lowest published occupation median in this Indiana ranking is Cooks, Short Order at $21,940/year. The table does not classify that occupation as entry-level or explain why its median is lowest.
How many local BLS wage areas are shown for Indiana? ▼
WageDex has occupation-level wage rows for 12 metro areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to Indiana. Published local OEWS areas include Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Evansville, IN, Fort Wayne, IN, then Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Kokomo, IN, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Muncie, IN, Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area. Nonmetropolitan reporting areas are not MSAs. Compare the same occupation and statistic across areas; published coverage can differ by occupation and geography.
How many occupations are shown for Indiana? ▼
BLS publishes wage data for 752 distinct occupations in Indiana. The 50 occupations in the displayed upper tier have a combined OEWS employment estimate of approximately 109,170 jobs in covered establishments.

Local-area sources inside Indiana

BLS OEWS state wage tables → BLS OEWS metro area tables → BLS LAUS unemployment → BEA personal income by state →

What to do with this data

How to use Indiana wage data in a real decision

  • Indiana has 15 published OEWS areas starting with Bloomington, IN; open Cardiologists inside a metro before using the statewide $588,890 median. Bloomington, IN
  • Inside Indiana, re-check Cardiologists in Bloomington, IN, Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Columbus, IN, Elkhart-Goshen, IN or Evansville, IN before treating the statewide median as a metro offer. Bloomington, IN
  • Open Cardiologists for percentile bands and local-area rows; Indiana's statewide median of $588,890 uses a different geography than any single metro estimate. Cardiologists
  • The published Indiana range runs from Cooks, Short Order at $21,940 to Cardiologists at $588,890; an offer still depends on the exact role and employer. Salary calculator

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period and exclude self-employed workers; some small occupation-area cells are suppressed.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State-level employment totals and local-area breakouts from BLS OEWS State and Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025. Local areas can be metropolitan or nonmetropolitan.

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