Average Salary in Indiana
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Indiana. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$58,800Rank #37 of 51
- Median annual wage$46,930Rank #35 of 51
- Median household income$71,959ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity93.3US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$63,023Rank #37 at national prices
- Total employment3,186,690Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $58,800 is $11,870 (25.3 %) above the median of $46,930, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Indiana are about 6.7 % below the national average (RPP 93.3, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Indiana buys what $63,023 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Indiana is $71,959 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Indiana
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $158,270 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $142,930 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $133,700 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $107,610 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $103,430 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $96,510 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $96,330 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $92,620 |
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