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title: "Average Salary in Indianapolis, IN"
description: "Mean $65,180, median $49,340 in the Indianapolis metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $65,180, median $49,340 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 1,105,170 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $51,560.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $29,790 |
| 25th | $37,200 |
| 50th | $49,340 |
| 75th | $77,110 |
| 90th | $107,270 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 95.7 |
| Housing (rents) | 88.9 |
| Goods | 94.3 |
| Utilities | 86.4 |
| Other services | 99.1 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $223,180
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $207,730
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $186,200
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $182,640
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $162,800
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $162,640
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $161,200
- [Air Traffic Controller](https://nuecareer.com/careers/air-traffic-controller): $160,990
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $157,330
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $157,080

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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