Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Indiana statewide data
$48,535
Median Annual Wage
+42% since 2014
$55,660
Indiana Median
-13% vs state
33,270
Total Workers
184
Occupations Tracked
Michigan City-La Porte, IN is a Metropolitan Area with 184 tracked occupations and an estimated 33,270 total workers. Wages grew an average of 37.1% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Chief Executives | $149,220 |
| Pharmacists | $133,360 |
| Human Resources Managers | $125,650 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $124,540 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $124,090 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $124,020 |
| Sales Managers | $115,220 |
| Financial Managers | $114,660 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $104,870 |
| Lawyers | $101,210 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+37.1%
avg wage growth since 2014
-0.8%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Lawyers Legal Occupations |
+94.1%
$52,130 → $101,210
|
| Human Resources Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+90.6%
$32,610 → $62,150
|
| Financial Managers Management Occupations |
+84.2%
$62,240 → $114,660
|
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+74.9%
$27,160 → $47,500
|
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+72.1%
$20,550 → $35,370
|
Most Jobs Added
| Recreation Workers Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 140
|
| Bakers Production Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 130
|
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+200.0%
70 → 220
|
| Sales Managers Management Occupations |
+100.0%
70 → 140
|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+100.0%
60 → 120
|
Wage Declines
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-10.8%
$86,700 → $77,340
|
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-9.5%
$68,640 → $62,090
|
| Loan Officers Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-2.0%
$59,780 → $58,590
|
Wage Trends in Michigan City-La Porte, IN
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $48,535 |
| 2023 | $47,320 |
| 2022 | $43,190 |
| 2021 | $43,400 |
| 2020 | $39,670 |
| 2019 | $38,665 |
| 2018 | $38,280 |
| 2017 | $35,495 |
| 2016 | $36,840 |
| 2015 | $34,575 |
| 2014 | $34,195 |