High paying management jobs in Indiana

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Indiana. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Indiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Chief Executives$254,180
Bachelor's degree
$97,340 – $494,0801,820
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,810
Bachelor's degree
$102,030 – $214,4704,610
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,040
Bachelor's degree
$94,780 – $214,5908,060
4Marketing Managers$136,260
Bachelor's degree
$82,380 – $233,4603,350
5Financial Managers$135,840
Bachelor's degree
$80,610 – $234,71012,560
6Sales Managers$131,470
Bachelor's degree
$69,570 – $231,3509,700
7Human Resources Managers$130,340
Bachelor's degree
$85,230 – $213,6403,030
8Purchasing Managers$126,880
Bachelor's degree
$80,270 – $192,2601,190
9Industrial Production Managers$121,500
Bachelor's degree
$78,410 – $207,8209,400
10Administrative Services Managers$112,990
Bachelor's degree
$63,980 – $201,7505,620
11Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$108,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,690 – $174,2204,190
12Natural Sciences Managers$108,250
Bachelor's degree
$56,530 – $203,3401,670
13General and Operations Managers$108,170
Bachelor's degree
$53,820 – $248,61047,180
14Construction Managers$106,390
Bachelor's degree
$63,270 – $172,0005,450
15Facilities Managers$104,560
Bachelor's degree
$58,860 – $180,4404,110
16Medical and Health Services Managers$104,140
Bachelor's degree
$67,820 – $194,98012,340
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$98,770
Master's degree
$66,440 – $132,4006,990
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$98,000
Master's degree
$61,030 – $213,5803,370
19Managers, All Other$79,900
Bachelor's degree
$48,730 – $173,8906,990
20Social and Community Service Managers$73,940
Bachelor's degree
$47,900 – $116,1102,950
21Food Service Managers$71,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,580 – $100,4804,990
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,020 – $110,1404,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$254,180	$97,340 – $494,080	1,820
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,810	$102,030 – $214,470	4,610
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,040	$94,780 – $214,590	8,060
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,260	$82,380 – $233,460	3,350
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,840	$80,610 – $234,710	12,560
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,470	$69,570 – $231,350	9,700
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,340	$85,230 – $213,640	3,030
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,880	$80,270 – $192,260	1,190
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,500	$78,410 – $207,820	9,400
10	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,990	$63,980 – $201,750	5,620
11	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,720	$70,690 – $174,220	4,190
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,250	$56,530 – $203,340	1,670
13	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,170	$53,820 – $248,610	47,180
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,390	$63,270 – $172,000	5,450
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,560	$58,860 – $180,440	4,110
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,140	$67,820 – $194,980	12,340
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$98,770	$66,440 – $132,400	6,990
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$98,000	$61,030 – $213,580	3,370
19	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,900	$48,730 – $173,890	6,990
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,940	$47,900 – $116,110	2,950
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,430	$43,580 – $100,480	4,990
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,600	$39,020 – $110,140	4,670

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Indiana. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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