Evansville, IN

Across all occupations in the Evansville, IN metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,540 a year ($22.38 an hour) and the mean $58,140, May 2025. That median is −9% against the US median of $50,980 and −3% against Indiana's $47,860. BLS counts 135,250 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Evansville, IN vs Indiana and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Evansville, IN area, Indiana and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Evansville, IN	Hourly	$13.52	$17.04	$22.38	$32.76	$47.33	$27.95	135,250
Evansville, IN	Annual	$28,120	$35,450	$46,540	$68,150	$98,440	$58,140	135,250
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.

376 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 Evansville, IN

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$342,470	$164.65	220
2	Chief Executives	$339,330	$163.14	40
3	Dentists, General	$225,620	$108.47	70
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$183,000	$87.98	30
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,540	$78.63	240
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$152,320	$73.23	70
7	Pharmacists	$143,650	$69.06	360
8	Purchasing Managers	$141,450	$68.01	60
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Indiana	$140,260	$67.44	280
10	Optometrists	$133,800	$64.33	40
11	Financial Managers in Indiana	$128,650	$61.85	520
12	Marketing Managers	$127,800	$61.44	130
13	Sales Managers in Indiana	$125,360	$60.27	390
14	Human Resources Managers	$125,180	$60.19	110
15	Veterinarians	$124,590	$59.90	50
16	Nurse Practitioners	$123,450	$59.35	320
17	Physician Assistants	$123,410	$59.33	120
18	Industrial Production Managers	$121,610	$58.46	320
19	Chemical Engineers	$120,990	$58.17	60
20	Computer Network Architects	$109,370	$52.58	80

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 Evansville, IN

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Indiana	4,470	33.03	1.33	$27,930
2	Retail Salespersons in Indiana	4,370	32.34	1.29	$30,130
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Indiana	3,980	29.44	1.55	$42,170
4	Registered Nurses in Indiana	3,890	28.75	1.32	$83,820
5	Office Clerks, General in Indiana	2,790	20.61	1.30	$41,190
6	Cashiers in Indiana	2,660	19.67	0.99	$28,870
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Indiana	2,480	18.37	0.66	$35,610
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Indiana	2,440	18.05	0.99	$34,080
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Indiana	2,150	15.91	1.12	$35,920
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Indiana	2,070	15.28	1.05	$28,550
11	Nursing Assistants in Indiana	2,030	14.98	1.61	$37,180
12	Customer Service Representatives in Indiana	2,010	14.83	0.89	$39,410
13	General and Operations Managers in Indiana	1,950	14.44	0.64	$102,580
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Indiana	1,750	12.95	0.98	$55,570
15	Construction Laborers in Indiana	1,500	11.07	1.57	$53,220
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Indiana	1,420	10.46	1.06	$49,070
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Indiana	1,400	10.35	1.15	$38,390
18	Cooks, Restaurant in Indiana	1,330	9.81	1.08	$34,290
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Indiana	1,320	9.77	1.11	$46,680
20	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Indiana	1,290	9.52	1.20	$63,860

Most concentrated occupations in Evansville, 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	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.24	760	5.60	$62,870
2	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.06	500	3.70	$47,680
3	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.02	790	5.83	$61,160
4	Psychiatric Aides	5.06	160	1.16	$46,080
5	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	5.04	230	1.70	$63,120
6	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	4.49	140	1.07	$61,660
7	Chemical Technicians	4.48	220	1.66	$85,230
8	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.47	100	0.75	$59,290
9	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.02	150	1.09	$36,600
10	Labor Relations Specialists	3.81	210	1.59	$73,300

Occupation groups in Evansville, IN

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$105,220	$125,430	6,620	48.95	0.68
Architecture and Engineering	$81,850	$90,470	2,070	15.28	0.91
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$80,780	$96,390	10,750	79.52	1.26
Computer and Mathematical	$79,520	$87,590	2,100	15.49	0.46
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$79,440	$83,760	1,100	8.13	0.86
Legal	$79,100	$109,150	740	5.51	0.66
Business and Financial Operations	$72,440	$78,340	6,130	45.35	0.67
Construction and Extraction	$62,650	$66,100	7,170	53.02	1.28
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,330	$61,000	6,360	47.04	1.20
Protective Service	$56,330	$55,330	2,300	17.01	0.70
Educational Instruction and Library	$48,340	$55,480	6,420	47.50	0.81
Production	$47,640	$52,520	12,350	91.33	1.66
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$47,430	$57,660	1,270	9.38	0.71
Community and Social Service	$47,310	$51,470	2,330	17.19	1.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$45,450	$43,550	110	0.85	0.30
Office and Administrative Support	$43,740	$46,120	15,180	112.22	0.98
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,170	$44,550	13,680	101.12	1.15
Healthcare Support	$38,030	$40,170	6,980	51.63	1.02
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,230	$37,350	3,910	28.90	0.99
Sales and Related	$35,080	$45,200	11,920	88.13	1.02
Personal Care and Service	$29,880	$36,960	3,040	22.47	1.07
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,930	$30,940	12,710	94.00	1.07

Every occupation in Indiana, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 376 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 Evansville, IN estimates (area 21780).

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 Evansville, 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.