High paying management jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Employed

1Chief Executives$256,320
Bachelor's degree
$97,840 – $511,000870
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640
Bachelor's degree
$104,970 – $220,6801,740
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$155,230
Bachelor's degree
$100,530 – $214,1103,880
4Financial Managers$146,620
Bachelor's degree
$88,490 – $243,4105,230
5Marketing Managers$137,980
Bachelor's degree
$83,200 – $223,7001,550
6Sales Managers$137,410
Bachelor's degree
$75,810 – $251,3204,200
7Human Resources Managers$135,770
Bachelor's degree
$89,310 – $219,9501,300
8Purchasing Managers$135,240
Bachelor's degree
$92,570 – $187,260390
9Industrial Production Managers$124,030
Bachelor's degree
$82,850 – $216,5802,180
10Administrative Services Managers$123,520
Bachelor's degree
$70,190 – $209,7002,330
11General and Operations Managers$120,480
Bachelor's degree
$57,710 – $283,14017,510
12Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$111,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,570 – $170,9801,860
13Construction Managers$109,930
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $169,8602,450
14Facilities Managers$109,160
Bachelor's degree
$61,360 – $176,9201,400
15Medical and Health Services Managers$106,010
Bachelor's degree
$71,770 – $214,9504,680
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,400
Master's degree
$73,470 – $135,1102,410
17Training and Development Managers$99,550
Bachelor's degree
$74,050 – $165,010410
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$97,560
Master's degree
$58,720 – $227,210590
19Natural Sciences Managers$92,260
Bachelor's degree
$54,810 – $174,9401,110
20Social and Community Service Managers$78,710
Bachelor's degree
$49,250 – $124,0901,030
21Food Service Managers$75,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,640 – $100,4802,380
22Managers, All Other$75,460
Bachelor's degree
$48,290 – $165,0604,770
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,500 – $121,7801,970

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$256,320	$97,840 – $511,000	870
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,640	$104,970 – $220,680	1,740
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,230	$100,530 – $214,110	3,880
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,620	$88,490 – $243,410	5,230
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,980	$83,200 – $223,700	1,550
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,410	$75,810 – $251,320	4,200
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,770	$89,310 – $219,950	1,300
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,240	$92,570 – $187,260	390
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,030	$82,850 – $216,580	2,180
10	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,520	$70,190 – $209,700	2,330
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,480	$57,710 – $283,140	17,510
12	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,390	$75,570 – $170,980	1,860
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,930	$61,110 – $169,860	2,450
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,160	$61,360 – $176,920	1,400
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,010	$71,770 – $214,950	4,680
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$102,400	$73,470 – $135,110	2,410
17	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,550	$74,050 – $165,010	410
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$97,560	$58,720 – $227,210	590
19	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,260	$54,810 – $174,940	1,110
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$78,710	$49,250 – $124,090	1,030
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,730	$41,640 – $100,480	2,380
22	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,460	$48,290 – $165,060	4,770
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,490	$43,500 – $121,780	1,970

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. 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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