Muncie, IN
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Indiana statewide data
$48,720
Median Annual Wage
+36% since 2014
$55,660
Indiana Median
-12% vs state
36,800
Total Workers
203
Occupations Tracked
Muncie, IN is a Metropolitan Area with 203 tracked occupations and an estimated 36,800 total workers. Wages grew an average of 36.9% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $218,980 |
| Dentists, General | $209,920 |
| Chief Executives | $185,080 |
| Pharmacists | $131,200 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $130,870 |
| Physician Assistants | $127,700 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $127,430 |
| Lawyers | $123,850 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $123,520 |
| Sales Managers | $113,050 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+36.9%
avg wage growth since 2014
+1.4%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Coaches and Scouts Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+154.8%
$19,820 → $50,500
|
| Light Truck Drivers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+106.2%
$20,170 → $41,600
|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+95.4%
$19,620 → $38,330
|
| Lawyers Legal Occupations |
+89.7%
$65,300 → $123,850
|
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+75.6%
$37,000 → $64,980
|
Most Jobs Added
| Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+200.0%
50 → 170
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
+200.0%
30 → 100
|
| Recreation Workers Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 130
|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Production Occupations |
+200.0%
60 → 210
|
| Management Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+100.0%
40 → 80
|
Wage Declines
| Helpers--Production Workers Production Occupations |
-12.2%
$32,600 → $28,610
|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations |
-10.6%
$84,910 → $75,870
|
| Carpenters Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-7.3%
$52,830 → $48,950
|
Wage Trends in Muncie, IN
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $48,720 |
| 2023 | $46,880 |
| 2022 | $45,175 |
| 2021 | $41,010 |
| 2020 | $39,020 |
| 2019 | $38,780 |
| 2018 | $38,085 |
| 2017 | $37,105 |
| 2016 | $36,760 |
| 2015 | $35,520 |
| 2014 | $35,840 |