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Indiana engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Indiana, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$100,261

Indiana

Top earners

$144,512

Higher end

vs national

-17% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Indiana earn a blended median of $100,261 per year, -17% vs national, with top earners near $144,512. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 45,320 published jobs in Indiana. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Indiana

Published wage data for each discipline in Indiana. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Indiana

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Top-paying

Columbus

$105,034

-13% vs national

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Indianapolis

$103,139

-14% vs national

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Kokomo

$101,195

-16% vs national

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Bloomington

$100,517

-17% vs national

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Lafayette

$100,507

-17% vs national

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South Bend

$94,681

-21% vs national

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Evansville

$94,411

-22% vs national

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Fort Wayne

$92,778

-23% vs national

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Elkhart

$92,550

-23% vs national

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Terre Haute

$88,465

-27% vs national

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Muncie

$88,311

-27% vs national

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Michigan City

$84,612

-30% vs national

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More cities in Indiana

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What affects engineering pay in Indiana

  • ▹Local market. Indiana pay runs -17% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Columbus and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Indiana; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Indiana — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Indiana?
Engineers in Indiana earn a blended median of $100,261 per year — 17% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 45,320 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Indiana?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Indiana, at $144,880 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Indiana a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Indiana runs 17% below the national average, across 45,320 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Indiana pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Chicago ($118,040), Cincinnati ($108,404), and Columbus ($105,034), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Indiana, weighted by local employment (45,320 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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