Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern 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 (5 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 397 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $370,710 | $178.23 | 210 |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $280,370 | $134.79 | 50 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $241,750 | $116.23 | 80 |
| 4 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $210,650 | $101.27 | 60 |
| 6 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $183,000 | $87.98 | 60 |
| 7 | Dentists, General | $161,120 | $77.46 | 120 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $143,620 | $69.05 | 260 |
| 9 | Engineers, All Other | $136,990 | $65.86 | 410 |
| 10 | Optometrists | $136,070 | $65.42 | 50 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $133,470 | $64.17 | 310 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $127,980 | $61.53 | 210 |
| 13 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $126,730 | $60.93 | 600 |
| 14 | Chemical Engineers | $126,690 | $60.91 | 40 |
| 15 | Sales Managers | $124,940 | $60.07 | 320 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $124,090 | $59.66 | 70 |
| 17 | Nurse Practitioners | $123,770 | $59.51 | 350 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $123,450 | $59.35 | 110 |
| 19 | Financial Managers | $122,250 | $58.77 | 470 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $119,700 | $57.55 | 110 |
| 21 | Physicists | $117,170 | $56.33 | 80 |
| 22 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $116,400 | $55.96 | 240 |
| 23 | Operations Research Analysts | $110,610 | $53.18 | 50 |
| 24 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $108,490 | $52.16 | 130 |
| 25 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $108,430 | $52.13 | 820 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southern 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.