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Chief Executive Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Gary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,580
25th Percentile Wage
$52,680
50th Percentile Wage
$103,010
75th Percentile Wage
$191,660
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $191,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,580.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$103,010
7.65% -28.79%
2016
$95,130
-29.71% -
2015
$123,390
-15.65% -
2014
$142,700
6.84% -
2013
$132,940
0.20% -
2012
$132,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Gary with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,010 in Gary is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Gary is 44.2 percent (44.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Michigan City-La Porte.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Indianapolis-Carmel
$184,670
Bloomington
$154,920
Fort Wayne
$154,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$148,120
Lafayette
$147,700
Columbus
$145,440
Muncie
$137,610
Elkhart-Goshen
$122,650
Anderson
$122,030
Kokomo
$120,050
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$115,860
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$106,180
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$106,020
Terre Haute
$103,980
Gary
$103,010
Michigan City-La Porte
$96,170