Muncie, IN metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Muncie Metro

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

Figures describe the Muncie, IN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Muncie 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 192 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Muncie, IN metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$436,300	$209.76	90
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$303,660	$145.99	50
3	Dentists, General	$190,750	$91.71	40
4	Pharmacists	$135,280	$65.04	120
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,370	$61.71	30
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,880	$61.48	120
7	Nurse Practitioners	$122,490	$58.89	140
8	Human Resources Managers	$119,310	$57.36	30
9	Sales Managers	$112,230	$53.96	110
10	Marketing Managers	$102,640	$49.34	40
11	Financial Managers	$102,430	$49.25	230
12	Lawyers	$102,140	$49.11	60
13	Industrial Production Managers	$102,080	$49.08	80
14	Physical Therapists	$101,710	$48.90	80
15	Administrative Services Managers	$100,740	$48.43	50
16	General and Operations Managers	$99,750	$47.96	640
17	Software Developers	$99,380	$47.78	120
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,200	$47.21	230
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$94,500	Not published	90
20	Occupational Therapists	$94,050	$45.22	50
21	Dental Hygienists	$91,060	$43.78	70
22	Mechanical Engineers	$86,010	$41.35	60
23	Construction Managers	$85,330	$41.03	60
24	Industrial Engineers	$83,990	$40.38	150
25	Management Analysts	$82,610	$39.72	70

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Muncie 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.