Indianapolis

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. 21 published occupation pages; regional price parity 95.7 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 21 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Indianapolis pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
General and Operations Managers	$120,480	17,510
Registered Nurses	$84,230	25,800
Accountants and Auditors	$79,290	11,210
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,000	10,320
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$65,850	9,870
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,980	20,480
Construction Laborers	$51,040	9,840
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,520	10,670
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,750	10,000
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,650	10,280
Office Clerks, General	$45,930	18,280
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,180	48,100
Customer Service Representatives	$43,460	17,830
Nursing Assistants	$38,880	9,730
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,120	25,630
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,850	17,240
Security Guards	$36,490	9,910
Retail Salespersons	$31,530	28,840
Cashiers	$29,890	20,090
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,050	15,830
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,040	28,400

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.