Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $224,990. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $209,060.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Indianapolis-Carmel, IN has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$224,990	$133,480	420
2	General Pediatricians	$209,060	$102,050	410
3	Chief Executives	$206,960	$111,070	520
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$206,150	$171,880	1,220
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$173,220	$135,480	260
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,240	$139,140	290
7	General Dentists	$168,760	$105,810	1,110
8	Physicists	$161,450	$92,140	70
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,490	$49,480	240
10	Podiatrists	$157,350	$82,870	60
11	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$133,260	$88,980	50
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,770	$88,590	1,220
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,670	$79,270	3,380
14	Financial Managers	$130,470	$70,860	4,510
15	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$130,040	$30,550	240
16	Lawyers	$129,650	$70,560	4,340
17	Human Resources Managers	$129,610	$78,790	980
18	Real Estate Brokers	$129,290	$57,960	370
19	Pharmacists	$127,700	$96,990	2,830
20	Marketing Managers	$126,320	$73,590	1,510
21	Nurse Practitioners	$123,920	$104,710	2,280
22	Sales Managers	$117,030	$57,980	3,200
23	Purchasing Managers	$115,070	$69,990	420
24	Physician Assistants	$112,010	$86,710	610
25	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$109,830	$52,640	100
26	Training and Development Managers	$109,800	$73,990	290
27	Actuaries	$107,980	$70,530	120
28	Medical Dosimetrists	$107,820	$107,210	30
29	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$105,620	$59,320	330
30	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$104,640	$65,200	230
31	Software Developers	$104,600	$61,690	6,960
32	Industrial Production Managers	$104,130	$66,160	1,400
33	Computer Network Architects	$104,070	$45,360	1,590
34	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$104,060	$62,780	560
35	Chiropractors	$103,810	$70,140	290
36	Administrative Services Managers	$102,750	$57,830	2,360
37	Commercial Pilots	$102,420	$39,780	360
38	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,320	$66,070	2,020
39	Other Psychologists	$102,260	$62,430	80
40	Nurse Midwives	$102,060	$101,200	60
41	Veterinarians	$101,860	$80,180	630
42	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$101,840	$47,610	490
43	Optometrists	$100,380	$58,750	300
44	General and Operations Managers	$100,350	$43,730	19,890
45	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,230	$59,670	4,070
46	Fundraising Managers	$99,990	$57,900	190
47	Computer Hardware Engineers	$99,350	$58,400	120
48	Personal Financial Advisors	$99,340	$47,950	2,030
49	Biomedical Engineers	$99,010	$65,840	230
50	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$98,760	$65,010	40
51	Physical Therapists	$98,490	$61,590	1,800
52	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$98,380	$51,560	2,300
53	Engineers, All Other	$98,340	$55,410	370
54	Electrical Engineers	$98,090	$64,860	920
55	Construction Managers	$97,240	$62,070	2,250
56	Public Relations Managers	$96,450	$52,870	320
57	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,140	$58,800	1,180
58	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$95,400	$56,770	90
59	Database Architects	$94,260	$58,940	310
60	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$93,620	$65,100	480
61	Facilities Managers	$92,280	$45,880	860
62	Computer Systems Analysts	$91,830	$57,920	4,480
63	Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,750	$48,290	1,960
64	Computer Programmers	$90,260	$50,150	730
65	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$88,520	$52,230	90
66	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$88,130	$67,870	220
67	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$87,930	$76,710	50
68	Statisticians	$87,620	$55,330	160
69	Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,170	$53,180	970
70	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$85,720	$66,670	80
71	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$85,460	$51,300	340
72	Information Security Analysts	$85,410	$54,680	660
73	Industrial Engineers	$85,370	$61,260	2,430
74	Boilermakers	$84,710	$47,380	220
75	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$84,060	$51,140	2,350
76	Radiation Therapists	$84,000	$66,160	110
77	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$83,820	$63,680	640
78	Financial Analysts	$83,490	$56,450	1,680
79	Food Scientists and Technologists	$83,310	$47,380	120
80	Financial Risk Specialists	$83,270	$51,370	190
81	Occupational Therapists	$83,110	$66,030	1,120
82	Mechanical Engineers	$83,070	$52,780	1,790
83	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$82,740	$54,790	130
84	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$82,620	$69,220	30
85	Financial Examiners	$82,580	$51,430	180
86	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$82,570	$58,910	40
87	Other Financial Specialists	$82,200	$55,220	1,540
88	Power Plant Operators	$81,610	$62,130	80
89	Management Analysts	$81,490	$50,000	5,440
90	Budget Analysts	$81,470	$58,910	130
91	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$81,380	$45,090	70
92	Dental Hygienists	$81,340	$64,810	1,960
93	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$81,060	$50,340	670
94	Audiologists	$80,330	$66,260	120
95	Genetic Counselors	$80,250	$74,980	30
96	Insurance Underwriters	$80,110	$47,280	790
97	Petroleum Engineers	$79,990	$62,890	40
98	Transportation Inspectors	$79,970	$43,040	150
99	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$79,940	$59,450	460
100	Civil Engineers	$79,870	$61,780	1,760

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,450
2	General Dentists	$163,650
3	Physicists	$159,120
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$155,260
5	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$139,070
6	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,710
7	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$130,040
8	Pharmacists	$128,690
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,670
10	Marketing Managers	$127,240

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	$203,270
2	General Pediatricians	$190,990
3	Chief Executives	$179,600
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$174,880
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$173,220
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$152,260
7	Physicists	$143,840
8	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$134,070
9	Pharmacists	$129,000
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,130

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$206,150
2	General Pediatricians	$188,640
3	Chief Executives	$184,670
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$162,640
5	Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	$148,530
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$148,390
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$139,840
8	General Dentists	$137,880
9	Real Estate Brokers	$129,290
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,990

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