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Software Developer Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of software developers in Indianapolis-Carmel is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,690
25th Percentile Wage
$81,330
50th Percentile Wage
$104,600
75th Percentile Wage
$128,520
90th Percentile Wage
$142,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $142,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,690.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$104,600
4.87% 4.87%
2021
$99,510
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,600, Indianapolis-Carmel is the second highest paying city for software developers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Kokomo (median annual salary of $132,620). Compared with Kokomo, the median annual salary of software developers in Indianapolis-Carmel is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kokomo
$132,620
Indianapolis-Carmel
$104,600
Bloomington
$102,230
Terre Haute
$100,950
Elkhart-Goshen
$100,820
Fort Wayne
$98,260
Muncie
$95,790
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$95,510
Michigan City-La Porte
$93,670
Columbus
$86,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$83,270
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$83,050
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$82,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana.