Indiana
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$55,660
Median Annual Wage
+39% since 2014
2,988,390
Total Workers
739
Occupations Tracked
Indiana is a State with 739 tracked occupations and an estimated 2,988,390 total workers. Wages grew an average of 39.4% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $233,200 |
| Chief Executives | $205,780 |
| Orthodontists | $203,520 |
| Pediatricians, General | $202,420 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $200,300 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $177,180 |
| Dentists, General | $176,990 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $171,050 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $155,790 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $144,880 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+39.4%
avg wage growth since 2014
+7.8%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+201.0%
$18,450 → $55,540
|
| Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+152.8%
$24,270 → $61,350
|
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+132.0%
$37,870 → $87,870
|
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+126.7%
$34,970 → $79,280
|
| Statisticians Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
+122.2%
$50,860 → $113,030
|
Most Jobs Added
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+600.0%
110 → 830
|
| Aerospace Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+400.0%
90 → 470
|
| Psychiatric Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+300.0%
1,560 → 6,630
|
| Animal Trainers Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+300.0%
120 → 560
|
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
+300.0%
40 → 180
|
Wage Declines
| Biochemists and Biophysicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-32.1%
$93,650 → $63,570
|
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-25.2%
$98,760 → $73,870
|
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-19.2%
$49,520 → $40,020
|
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-19.0%
$101,780 → $82,480
|
| Fashion Designers Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-15.1%
$61,720 → $52,430
|
Wage Trends in Indiana
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $55,660 |
| 2023 | $50,950 |
| 2022 | $48,800 |
| 2021 | $47,595 |
| 2020 | $45,655 |
| 2019 | $44,820 |
| 2018 | $42,630 |
| 2017 | $40,760 |
| 2016 | $40,420 |
| 2015 | $40,000 |
| 2014 | $40,050 |
Metro Areas in Indiana
BLS tracks 14 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.