Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked.
Top 25 of 409 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $357,740 | $171.99 | 120 |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $319,700 | $153.70 | 80 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $196,880 | $94.66 | 60 |
| 4 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $183,000 | $87.98 | 50 |
| 5 | Dentists, General | $177,280 | $85.23 | 100 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $144,290 | $69.37 | 250 |
| 7 | Optometrists | $136,070 | $65.42 | 60 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $133,660 | $64.26 | 280 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,500 | $64.18 | 330 |
| 10 | Marketing Managers | $133,010 | $63.95 | 120 |
| 11 | Sales Managers | $130,740 | $62.86 | 490 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,010 | $62.51 | 240 |
| 13 | Purchasing Managers | $128,510 | $61.78 | 110 |
| 14 | Information Security Analysts | $128,000 | $61.54 | 50 |
| 15 | Computer Network Architects | $127,840 | $61.46 | 60 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $126,050 | $60.60 | 40 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $125,110 | $60.15 | 180 |
| 18 | Financial Managers | $116,340 | $55.94 | 680 |
| 19 | Industrial Production Managers | $114,040 | $54.83 | 1,000 |
| 20 | Veterinarians | $112,170 | $53.93 | 130 |
| 21 | Lawyers | $111,350 | $53.54 | 370 |
| 22 | Software Developers | $109,040 | $52.42 | 300 |
| 23 | Facilities Managers | $104,280 | $50.13 | 210 |
| 24 | Administrative Services Managers | $103,990 | $50.00 | 190 |
| 25 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $102,080 | $49.08 | 210 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan 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.