High paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fort Wayne, IN. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Fort Wayne, IN run 7.4% below the national average (2024), so a Fort Wayne, IN salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Fort Wayne, IN · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$388,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,630 – $388,320710
2Family Medicine Physicians$225,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$132,630 – $486,29070
3Dentists, General$183,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$132,210 – $337,900120
4Pharmacists$152,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,790 – $165,380430
5Marketing Managers$140,270
Bachelor's degree
$91,720 – $353,650280
6Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,350
Bachelor's degree
$95,010 – $210,360540
7Architectural and Engineering Managers$134,010
Bachelor's degree
$101,550 – $200,510320
8Physician Assistants$131,400
Master's degree
$110,910 – $206,860240
9Financial Managers$130,900
Bachelor's degree
$78,630 – $226,250920
10Nurse Practitioners$127,050
Master's degree
$106,060 – $154,820820
11Lawyers$126,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,670 – $296,460510
12Veterinarians$124,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,130 – $166,61080
13Sales Managers$122,540
Bachelor's degree
$63,540 – $211,660710
14Human Resources Managers$121,330
Bachelor's degree
$83,330 – $194,840200
15Administrative Services Managers$117,110
Bachelor's degree
$67,530 – $213,510340
16Purchasing Managers$111,820
Bachelor's degree
$68,450 – $209,99080
17General and Operations Managers$107,780
Bachelor's degree
$53,850 – $254,2602,930
18Engineers, All Other$107,720
Bachelor's degree
$63,670 – $152,83080
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,550 – $175,640300
20Industrial Production Managers$105,680
Bachelor's degree
$79,160 – $177,360740
21Construction Managers$105,340
Bachelor's degree
$65,890 – $173,900420
22Medical and Health Services Managers$105,030
Bachelor's degree
$65,330 – $207,160870
23Facilities Managers$103,960
Bachelor's degree
$52,100 – $158,750310
24Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,340 – $117,020100
25Software Developers$101,560
Bachelor's degree
$70,930 – $165,310810
26Electrical Engineers$100,780
Bachelor's degree
$66,740 – $153,840370
27Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,060
Master's degree
$73,880 – $128,990440
28Physical Therapists$98,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,200 – $132,770450
29Computer Network Architects$97,340
Bachelor's degree
$62,100 – $173,030100
30Information Security Analysts$97,000
Bachelor's degree
$62,580 – $144,060130
31Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$95,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,680 – $176,870180
32First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$95,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$84,930 – $123,990100
33Mechanical Engineers$95,310
Bachelor's degree
$61,350 – $140,020560
34Data Scientists$94,470
Bachelor's degree
$62,750 – $132,400270
35Management Analysts$93,640
Bachelor's degree
$58,110 – $138,900700
36Project Management Specialists$92,590
Bachelor's degree
$57,470 – $133,020650
37First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$92,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$85,880 – $103,280130
38Millwrights$91,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,670 – $91,410110
39Industrial Engineers$91,000
Bachelor's degree
$61,680 – $125,710900
40Computer Systems Analysts$90,300
Bachelor's degree
$63,550 – $133,680650
41Civil Engineers$88,920
Bachelor's degree
$62,790 – $131,460250
42Managers, All Other$87,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,310 – $162,020270
43Occupational Therapists$86,580
Master's degree
$43,140 – $114,490300
44First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$86,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,630 – $148,360210
45Dental Hygienists$86,120
Associate's degree
$79,900 – $93,970460
46Education Administrators, Postsecondary$85,400
Master's degree
$49,300 – $141,470210
47Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,390 – $173,77090
48Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,500
Associate's degree
$66,190 – $98,830110
49Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$83,440
Bachelor's degree
$53,530 – $119,860230
50Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$83,290
Associate's degree
$64,300 – $98,69080

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianFort Wayne, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$388,320	$68,630 – $388,320	710
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$225,750	$132,630 – $486,290	70
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$183,590	$132,210 – $337,900	120
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$152,530	$107,790 – $165,380	430
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,270	$91,720 – $353,650	280
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,350	$95,010 – $210,360	540
7	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,010	$101,550 – $200,510	320
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,400	$110,910 – $206,860	240
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,900	$78,630 – $226,250	920
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,050	$106,060 – $154,820	820
11	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$126,520	$76,670 – $296,460	510
12	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$124,970	$79,130 – $166,610	80
13	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,540	$63,540 – $211,660	710
14	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,330	$83,330 – $194,840	200
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,110	$67,530 – $213,510	340
16	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,820	$68,450 – $209,990	80
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,780	$53,850 – $254,260	2,930
18	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,720	$63,670 – $152,830	80
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,770	$68,550 – $175,640	300
20	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,680	$79,160 – $177,360	740
21	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,340	$65,890 – $173,900	420
22	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,030	$65,330 – $207,160	870
23	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,960	$52,100 – $158,750	310
24	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,810	$62,340 – $117,020	100
25	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$101,560	$70,930 – $165,310	810
26	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,780	$66,740 – $153,840	370
27	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,060	$73,880 – $128,990	440
28	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,450	$74,200 – $132,770	450
29	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$97,340	$62,100 – $173,030	100
30	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,000	$62,580 – $144,060	130
31	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$95,990	$61,680 – $176,870	180
32	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,400	$84,930 – $123,990	100
33	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,310	$61,350 – $140,020	560
34	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$94,470	$62,750 – $132,400	270
35	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$93,640	$58,110 – $138,900	700
36	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$92,590	$57,470 – $133,020	650
37	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$92,310	$85,880 – $103,280	130
38	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,410	$58,670 – $91,410	110
39	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$91,000	$61,680 – $125,710	900
40	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,300	$63,550 – $133,680	650
41	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$88,920	$62,790 – $131,460	250
42	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,990	$50,310 – $162,020	270
43	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$86,580	$43,140 – $114,490	300
44	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,400	$54,630 – $148,360	210
45	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$86,120	$79,900 – $93,970	460
46	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$85,400	$49,300 – $141,470	210
47	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,340	$60,390 – $173,770	90
48	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,500	$66,190 – $98,830	110
49	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,440	$53,530 – $119,860	230
50	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$83,290	$64,300 – $98,690	80

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