Kokomo, IN metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Kokomo Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kokomo, IN metro area

Figures describe the Kokomo, IN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Kokomo city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 157 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Kokomo, IN metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Dentists, General	$174,240	$83.77	40
2	Pharmacists	$151,730	$72.95	60
3	Software Developers	$132,390	$63.65	60
4	Facilities Managers	$131,390	$63.17	30
5	Construction Managers	$127,930	$61.51	40
6	Nurse Practitioners	$126,220	$60.68	50
7	Industrial Production Managers	$121,790	$58.55	110
8	Sales Managers	$119,110	$57.26	70
9	Financial Managers	$115,140	$55.36	100
10	Project Management Specialists	$110,920	$53.33	70
11	Industrial Engineers	$106,570	$51.24	100
12	Electrical Engineers	$106,550	$51.23	210
13	Mechanical Engineers	$105,410	$50.68	300
14	Lawyers	$104,320	$50.16	60
15	Physical Therapists	$98,350	$47.28	60
16	General and Operations Managers	$97,930	$47.08	450
17	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$97,500	$46.88	230
18	Personal Financial Advisors	$97,430	$46.84	80
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$96,730	Not published	80
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,710	$46.49	110
21	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,340	Not published	40
22	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,680	$46.00	150
23	Dental Hygienists	$94,230	$45.30	80
24	Occupational Therapists	$92,320	$44.39	40
25	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$91,470	$43.98	400

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Kokomo metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.