Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Indiana

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Indiana, 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 Indiana are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $218,350. 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 Indiana 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 Indiana in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Indiana (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$218,350	$102,180	810
2	General Pediatricians	$209,060	$102,050	650
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$202,550	$162,460	730
4	Chief Executives	$189,390	$83,660	1,400
5	General Dentists	$161,790	$80,960	2,340
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,490	$79,490	790
7	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$140,290	$64,890	170
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$139,940	$73,050	600
9	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$137,530	$61,470	150
10	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$135,480	$63,960	390
11	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$132,760	$59,160	250
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,140	$85,740	3,930
13	Pharmacists	$129,870	$96,180	6,710
14	Podiatrists	$126,290	$67,330	130
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,030	$76,490	6,800
16	Lawyers	$123,010	$66,020	8,670
17	Physicists	$122,680	$78,850	270
18	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$122,450	$81,110	100
19	Marketing Managers	$120,070	$67,500	2,820
20	Physician Assistants	$119,610	$94,720	1,560
21	Financial Managers	$119,460	$62,950	9,990
22	Nurse Practitioners	$119,160	$100,610	6,480
23	Human Resources Managers	$115,410	$74,590	2,340
24	Actuaries	$113,810	$67,320	180
25	Medical Dosimetrists	$113,760	$100,420	100
26	Nurse Midwives	$111,540	$69,470	120
27	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$108,950	$51,220	340
28	Sales Managers	$107,600	$54,390	7,770
29	Materials Scientists	$106,450	$79,260	70
30	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$105,880	$51,790	1,440
31	Fundraising Managers	$105,220	$57,980	570
32	Training and Development Managers	$104,430	$70,620	520
33	Optometrists	$104,010	$57,630	910
34	Other Psychologists	$103,790	$49,600	170
35	Purchasing Managers	$103,570	$64,210	1,170
36	Political Scientists	$103,550	$87,480	0
37	Orthodontists	$103,180	$123,700	180
38	Public Relations Managers	$101,530	$58,240	780
39	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$101,270	$61,430	380
40	Veterinarians	$100,910	$74,240	1,820
41	Software Developers	$100,510	$57,010	11,660
42	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$99,100	$34,680	310
43	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$99,020	$52,770	1,070
44	Chemical Engineers	$98,890	$61,870	360
45	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$98,150	$48,160	90
46	Industrial Production Managers	$97,460	$63,310	7,790
47	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$97,190	$64,880	80
48	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$96,580	$49,560	5,500
49	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,460	$56,680	10,410
50	General and Operations Managers	$95,660	$41,620	53,660
51	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$95,400	$52,220	180
52	Power Plant Operators	$95,160	$64,830	1,410
53	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$95,120	$62,390	5,720
54	Physical Therapists	$95,110	$64,940	4,370
55	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$94,950	$67,680	1,520
56	Construction Managers	$94,850	$58,840	5,090
57	Electrical Engineers	$94,840	$60,540	3,180
58	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$94,370	$55,220	90
59	Computer Hardware Engineers	$94,310	$59,630	450
60	Biomedical Engineers	$94,270	$60,620	430
61	Computer Network Architects	$94,230	$49,240	2,860
62	Administrative Services Managers	$94,190	$52,670	5,370
63	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$93,930	$67,000	160
64	Commercial Pilots	$93,520	$39,370	960
65	Statisticians	$93,430	$55,330	270
66	Economists	$93,000	$53,020	40
67	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$90,530	$58,800	2,710
68	Database Architects	$90,520	$58,940	540
69	Materials Engineers	$90,440	$47,300	340
70	Facilities Managers	$89,030	$46,370	2,310
71	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firer	$88,000	$47,080	570
72	Information Security Analysts	$85,190	$49,740	1,090
73	Postsecondary Library Science Teachers	$85,080	$45,700	60
74	Occupational Therapists	$84,990	$62,220	2,910
75	Chiropractors	$84,710	$45,220	850
76	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$84,630	$46,940	240
77	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$84,130	$71,450	90
78	Engineers, All Other	$84,110	$46,690	1,530
79	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$84,060	$51,140	3,930
80	Computer Occupations, All Other	$83,780	$41,820	3,600
81	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,330	$57,350	9,340
82	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$83,300	$50,000	1,050
83	Environmental Science Teachers	$83,280	$46,400	360
84	Mechanical Engineers	$83,270	$58,350	7,040
85	Radiation Therapists	$83,240	$64,980	330
86	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$83,180	$50,420	1,200
87	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,850	$75,300	280
88	Aerospace Engineers	$82,630	$52,060	150
89	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$82,620	$53,760	210
90	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,600	$66,330	320
91	Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,190	$50,790	2,580
92	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$82,100	$58,190	60
93	Industrial Engineers	$81,770	$59,230	11,690
94	Pile-Driver Operators	$81,640	$65,280	130
95	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$81,520	$50,180	1,800
96	Computer Programmers	$81,180	$52,260	2,120
97	Financial Analysts	$81,140	$54,090	2,810
98	Environmental Engineers	$81,040	$56,370	680
99	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$80,770	$56,490	1,300
100	Genetic Counselors	$80,360	$72,620	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Indiana – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$195,550
2	Chief Executives	$175,860
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,450
4	General Dentists	$161,790
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$155,260
6	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$154,400
7	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$143,760
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$138,720
9	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$134,760
10	Pharmacists	$127,820

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Indiana – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$190,410
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$162,240
3	General Dentists	$152,730
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$152,260
5	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$151,010
6	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$150,560
7	Chief Executives	$145,770
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$137,350
9	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$131,740
10	Pharmacists	$126,580

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Indiana – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$186,670
2	Petroleum Engineers	$185,440
3	General Dentists	$154,980
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,140
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$148,390
6	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$136,010
7	Chief Executives	$132,820
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$131,230
9	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$126,650
10	Pharmacists	$124,380

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