Highest Paying Jobs in Indiana

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Salary

$588,890

Cardiologists

Top 25 Average

$265,260

median salary

$100K+ Jobs

87

occupations

Occupations

100

with wage data

This ranking surfaces the 100 highest-paying occupations in Indiana by BLS OEWS state median salary, drawn from the May 2025 release. At the top, Cardiologists pays a state median of $588,890, +19% above the national median of $496,010 for the same role. Of the 100 tracked positions, 87 pay above $100,000 per year in Indiana - a useful threshold for separating specialist professional roles from mid-tier employment. The top-10 average sits at $387,693, giving a sense of what elite specialists inside this state actually clear.

The "Difference" column compares each state median to the corresponding national median for the same SOC code, making pay premiums and discounts immediately visible. In this list, 37 of 100 occupations pay above the national median in Indiana, which usually signals one of three things: a local concentration of specialized employers (finance hubs, tech clusters, research universities, federal agencies), a cost-of-living adjustment baked into state-wide wage scales, or scarce in-state talent supply bidding up competitive roles. Occupations paying below the national median are not necessarily bad news, they often reflect lower cost of living in the state or industries where Indiana is not a concentrated employer.

Rankings like this show ceiling-potential by specialty, but they don't tell you the odds of landing one of those roles. Pair this table with the employment column (how many workers the state actually employs in each occupation) and the growth projections on each occupation's national page to see whether the field is expanding or contracting. BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, especially distorting for top-paying roles where equity and performance compensation can represent 30-50% of total pay. Use this leaderboard to shortlist careers worth exploring in Indiana, then drill into each row's linked profile to check percentile spread, typical education, metro-level variation, and whether projected openings match your timeline.

# Occupation State Median
1 Cardiologists $588,890
2 Surgeons, All Other $459,300
3 Radiologists $430,640
4 Anesthesiologists $394,060
5 Physicians, All Other $366,190
6 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $351,990
7 Emergency Medicine Physicians $347,060
8 Physicians, Pathologists $340,300
9 General Internal Medicine Physicians $314,390
10 Psychiatrists $284,110
11 Family Medicine Physicians $261,940
12 Chief Executives $254,180
13 Dermatologists $225,200
14 Neurologists $220,210
15 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $183,000
16 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $177,710
17 Pediatricians, General $177,300
18 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $171,260
19 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $168,600
20 Dentists, General $166,650
21 Air Traffic Controllers $158,810
22 Architectural and Engineering Managers $155,810
23 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $145,290
24 Medical Dosimetrists $144,320
25 Pharmacists $144,290
26 Computer and Information Systems Managers $142,040
27 Law Teachers, Postsecondary $139,400
28 Marketing Managers $136,260
29 Financial Managers $135,840
30 Optometrists $135,500
31 Podiatrists $132,930
32 Database Architects $132,830
33 Physician Assistants $132,050
34 Sales Managers $131,470
35 Materials Scientists $130,540
36 Human Resources Managers $130,340
37 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $129,080
38 Nurse Practitioners $128,830
39 Purchasing Managers $126,880
40 Lawyers $126,860
41 Veterinarians $124,530
42 Computer Network Architects $124,190
43 Psychologists, All Other $123,640
44 Ship Engineers $122,190
45 Industrial Production Managers $121,500
46 Engineers, All Other $120,880
47 Acupuncturists $120,490
48 Compensation and Benefits Managers $118,180
49 Public Relations Managers $114,960
50 Advertising and Promotions Managers $113,930
51 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $113,640
52 Chemical Engineers $113,160
53 Administrative Services Managers $112,990
54 Fundraising Managers $112,890
55 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $112,200
56 Statisticians $109,300
57 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $108,720
58 Natural Sciences Managers $108,250
59 General and Operations Managers $108,170
60 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $108,030
61 Aerospace Engineers $107,400
62 Power Plant Operators $107,000
63 Construction Managers $106,390
64 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $106,010
65 Physicists $105,940
66 Software Developers $105,920
67 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $105,700
68 Art Directors $105,690
69 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $105,390
70 Training and Development Managers $105,130
71 Facilities Managers $104,560
72 Commercial Pilots $104,160
73 Medical and Health Services Managers $104,140
74 Atmospheric and Space Scientists $103,680
75 Nuclear Medicine Technologists $103,230
76 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $102,970
77 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $102,910
78 Electrical Engineers $102,670
79 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $102,660
80 Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $102,330
81 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $102,040
82 Nurse Midwives $101,630
83 Physical Therapists $101,560
84 Information Security Analysts $101,420
85 Materials Engineers $101,120
86 Actuaries $100,690
87 Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators $100,280
88 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $99,970
89 Mechanical Engineers $99,590
90 Financial Risk Specialists $99,250
91 Gambling Managers $98,920
92 Computer Systems Analysts $98,810
93 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $98,770
94 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $98,680
95 Computer Hardware Engineers $98,350
96 Civil Engineers $98,270
97 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $98,170
98 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $98,000
99 Industrial Engineers $97,480
100 Occupational Therapists $97,020

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Indiana. The "Difference" column shows how Indiana pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Rankings by median annual salary in Indiana.

National benchmark comparisons computed against BLS OEWS National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025.

Every figure on WageDex is rendered directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, no number is typed in by an editor. These figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level wage data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.