High paying social service jobs in Indiana

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Healthcare Social Workers$64,580
Master's degree
$48,050 – $93,5103,890
2Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$60,170
Bachelor's degree
$43,610 – $81,1602,270
3Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,260
Master's degree
$41,180 – $82,6905,610
4Clergy$59,020
Bachelor's degree
$37,860 – $77,6701,060
5Health Education Specialists$58,170
Bachelor's degree
$36,130 – $96,0101,380
6Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$53,760
Master's degree
$37,580 – $83,20011,890
7Child, Family, and School Social Workers$50,470
Bachelor's degree
$38,270 – $72,1406,690
8Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$48,300
Master's degree
$36,290 – $77,7802,490
9Community Health Workers$47,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,400 – $68,6201,310
10Social and Human Service Assistants$44,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $58,64011,740
11Rehabilitation Counselors$44,390
Master's degree
$30,450 – $62,5202,030

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	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$64,580	$48,050 – $93,510	3,890
2	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,170	$43,610 – $81,160	2,270
3	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$59,260	$41,180 – $82,690	5,610
4	ClergyBachelor's degree	$59,020	$37,860 – $77,670	1,060
5	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,170	$36,130 – $96,010	1,380
6	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$53,760	$37,580 – $83,200	11,890
7	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$50,470	$38,270 – $72,140	6,690
8	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$48,300	$36,290 – $77,780	2,490
9	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,960	$38,400 – $68,620	1,310
10	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,550	$31,200 – $58,640	11,740
11	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$44,390	$30,450 – $62,520	2,030

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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