Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Indiana

878 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Indiana for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$76,320	11,280	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$76,320	11,280	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,080	1,520	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,050	1,920	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$75,880	60	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$75,820	450	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$75,820	450	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$75,510	540	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$75,460	220	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$75,250	300	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$75,000	740	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$74,960	980	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$74,800	40	View salary detail
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$74,600	90	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,590	660	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,480	160	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$74,360	170	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,240	440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,950	26,870	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$73,940	2,950	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$73,580	800	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$73,560	4,340	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$73,430	4,810	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$73,370	12,980	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$73,370	12,980	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$73,340	200	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$73,130	50	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$73,110	1,770	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$73,100	5,030	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$72,960	4,790	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$72,220	1,320	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$72,200	110	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$71,570	170	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$71,430	4,990	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,330	32,350	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$71,000	120	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$70,760	620	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,540	1,800	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$70,490	280	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$70,490	280	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$70,340	1,280	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$70,340	1,280	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$70,340	1,280	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$70,130	2,750	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$69,490	21,780	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$69,410	30	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$69,350	300	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,180	1,000	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$68,670	1,240	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$68,670	1,240	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.