High paying science jobs in Indiana

Every science 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 science 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

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$84,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,200 – $129,1101,850
2Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$83,470
Bachelor's degree
$52,850 – $125,0003,870
3Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$81,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,510 – $151,5102,010
4Chemists$78,770
Bachelor's degree
$56,960 – $133,1402,480
5Physical Scientists, All Other$68,670
Bachelor's degree
$52,600 – $105,5101,240
6Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$64,700
Bachelor's degree
$46,830 – $124,3801,290
7Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$60,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,880 – $82,6901,660
8Chemical Technicians$59,290
Associate's degree
$37,650 – $94,3001,990
9Biological Technicians$58,790
Bachelor's degree
$45,140 – $84,9001,020

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	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$84,990	$56,200 – $129,110	1,850
2	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,470	$52,850 – $125,000	3,870
3	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$81,110	$63,510 – $151,510	2,010
4	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$78,770	$56,960 – $133,140	2,480
5	Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$68,670	$52,600 – $105,510	1,240
6	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$64,700	$46,830 – $124,380	1,290
7	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,150	$46,880 – $82,690	1,660
8	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,290	$37,650 – $94,300	1,990
9	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,790	$45,140 – $84,900	1,020

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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