Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Across all occupations in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,070 a year ($23.11 an hour) and the mean $58,180, May 2025. That median is −6% against the US median of $50,980 and 0% against Indiana's $47,860. BLS counts 127,730 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.

All occupations: Elkhart-Goshen, IN vs Indiana and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN area, Indiana and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	Hourly	$14.06	$17.97	$23.11	$31.13	$46.13	$27.97	127,730
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	Annual	$29,250	$37,380	$48,070	$64,740	$95,940	$58,180	127,730
Indiana	Hourly	$14.00	$17.55	$23.01	$34.62	$48.63	$29.25	3,201,220
Indiana	Annual	$29,120	$36,500	$47,860	$72,000	$101,160	$60,840	3,201,220
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

306 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Indiana. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$383,720	$184.48	100
2	Dentists, General	$168,030	$80.78	60
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,010	$72.12	250
4	Financial Managers in Indiana	$145,980	$70.18	430
5	Pharmacists	$143,720	$69.10	150
6	Marketing Managers	$139,520	$67.08	120
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Indiana	$138,060	$66.38	190
8	Sales Managers in Indiana	$136,270	$65.52	530
9	Human Resources Managers	$134,320	$64.58	100
10	Purchasing Managers	$130,510	$62.75	160
11	Administrative Services Managers	$127,210	$61.16	190
12	Nurse Practitioners	$127,190	$61.15	200
13	Managers, All Other in Indiana	$124,490	$59.85	60
14	General and Operations Managers in Indiana	$122,070	$58.69	1,640
15	Veterinarians	$119,310	$57.36	30
16	Engineers, All Other	$118,930	$57.18	40
17	Industrial Production Managers	$109,750	$52.76	930
18	Construction Managers	$108,040	$51.94	130
19	Computer Programmers	$107,850	$51.85	30
20	Computer Network Architects	$107,400	$51.63	40

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Indiana	18,960	148.44	16.43	$46,960
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Indiana	2,980	23.30	1.23	$40,820
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Indiana	2,710	21.20	0.86	$28,300
4	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Indiana	2,370	18.53	2.33	$75,220
5	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Indiana	2,300	17.99	4.15	$65,150
6	Retail Salespersons in Indiana	2,270	17.79	0.71	$33,360
7	Cashiers in Indiana	2,240	17.56	0.88	$29,560
8	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,000	15.67	5.86	$50,950
9	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Indiana	1,980	15.53	2.96	$48,600
9	Stockers and Order Fillers in Indiana	1,980	15.49	0.85	$35,460
11	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,970	15.43	4.02	$47,950
12	Office Clerks, General in Indiana	1,960	15.33	0.97	$45,190
13	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	1,830	14.36	28.93	$46,240
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Indiana	1,690	13.20	1.00	$58,100
15	Registered Nurses in Indiana	1,650	12.94	0.60	$88,100
16	General and Operations Managers in Indiana	1,640	12.81	0.57	$122,070
17	Customer Service Representatives in Indiana	1,540	12.05	0.72	$48,000
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Indiana	1,500	11.75	1.19	$57,590
19	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,400	10.94	10.72	$47,320
20	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Indiana	1,320	10.33	0.73	$37,080

Most concentrated occupations in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	78.83	1,050	8.20	$47,960
2	Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	48.31	690	5.42	$50,860
3	Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	37.66	260	2.07	$58,890
4	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	28.93	1,830	14.36	$46,240
5	Furniture Finishers	25.84	310	2.41	$48,030
6	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	21.24	1,070	8.39	$44,790
7	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	18.27	190	1.46	$59,040
8	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	16.97	150	1.15	$37,470
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Indiana	16.43	18,960	148.44	$46,960
10	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	13.81	130	1.02	$38,340

Occupation groups in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$119,510	$135,390	6,020	47.16	0.66
Architecture and Engineering	$82,770	$86,220	2,350	18.43	1.09
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$80,690	$103,120	4,760	37.23	0.59
Computer and Mathematical	$80,400	$87,010	1,560	12.24	0.36
Legal	$78,820	$114,700	310	2.46	0.29
Business and Financial Operations	$73,320	$77,790	4,910	38.47	0.57
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$67,950	$76,170	720	5.66	0.60
Construction and Extraction	$60,680	$64,140	5,550	43.46	1.05
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$59,210	$60,700	6,270	49.11	1.25
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$53,420	$60,460	950	7.46	0.57
Educational Instruction and Library	$50,010	$54,750	3,920	30.73	0.52
Community and Social Service	$49,610	$53,740	1,110	8.68	0.51
Office and Administrative Support	$47,380	$49,620	12,160	95.21	0.83
Production	$47,220	$50,140	41,560	325.35	5.91
Protective Service	$46,910	$51,870	1,570	12.33	0.51
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,960	$45,270	11,240	87.97	1.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$39,310	$46,670	90	0.74	0.26
Sales and Related	$38,710	$52,980	9,230	72.29	0.84
Healthcare Support	$38,150	$40,870	2,980	23.30	0.46
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,410	$39,190	2,350	18.43	0.63
Personal Care and Service	$32,150	$36,000	830	6.54	0.31
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,550	$31,620	7,250	56.79	0.65

Every occupation in Indiana, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 306 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Elkhart-Goshen, IN estimates (area 21140).

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.