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Highest Paying Jobs in Indiana

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Indiana, among 141 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Indiana
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,71036,790
2Financial Managers$160,19661,190
3Marketing Managers$158,55323,760
4Lawyers$155,44237,190
5Sales Managers$149,55041,420
6Human Resources Managers$147,92416,040
7Pharmacists$142,45218,180
8Software Developers$126,48263,660
9Industrial Production Managers$122,50922,060
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$116,15820,730
11Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$116,12814,900
12Medical and Health Services Managers$114,18534,470
13Construction Managers$112,78422,480
14Administrative Services Managers$110,25815,100
15Facilities Managers$109,23011,750
16General and Operations Managers$106,877207,970
17Physical Therapists$103,79616,250
18Data Scientists$103,55513,230
19Mechanical Engineers$102,32619,500
20Management Analysts$102,20053,360
21Computer Systems Analysts$101,62829,360
22Industrial Engineers$100,19930,620
23Personal Financial Advisors$100,13915,710
24Civil Engineers$99,18416,280
25Project Management Specialists$99,05341,360

Highest-paying jobs in Indiana

This ranking covers 141 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Indiana. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $167,710 a year; number 25 on the list, Project Management Specialists, averages $99,053.

Each occupation links to its Indiana page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.