Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Indiana

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Indiana have a median of $59,700 a year, below the national $63,970 (−7%); the state ranks 39th of 51 states by median. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education earn 25% more than the median across all occupations in Indiana ($47,860). Every neighbouring state pays more: Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky range from $60,610 in Kentucky to $77,370 in Ohio. Indiana employs 27,720 elementary school teachers, except special education, 8.66 per 1,000 jobs, the 18th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.97 is close to the national share.

Indiana vs the United States, May 2025

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Indiana and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
IndianaHourly******27,7208.660.97
Annual$47,330$49,620$59,700$69,830$77,730$60,850
United StatesHourly******1,388,390––
Annual$47,960$57,710$63,970$81,450$104,340$72,650
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $47,330$47,33025th25th: $49,620$49,620MedianMedian: $59,700$59,70075th75th: $69,830$69,83090th90th: $77,730$77,730US median
Indiana annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
39th of 51 states
Rank by employment
18th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.97
Jobs per 1,000
8.66

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Indiana's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Indiana

14 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Indiana publish a row for elementary school teachers, except special education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN*$78,390$48,960$105,25045,84010.161.14
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN*$64,740$47,790$98,9509,1508.310.93
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN*$61,610$47,230$92,7605,5108.040.90
Kokomo, IN*$61,180$48,030$77,0703008.570.96
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN*$60,510$49,120$79,8508,6107.790.87
Elkhart-Goshen, IN*$59,930$47,280$76,7901,1308.820.99
Fort Wayne, IN*$59,800$47,310$79,4401,9808.790.98
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN*$59,590$50,110$77,2307207.080.79
Michigan City-La Porte, IN*$59,480$46,530$75,66047011.471.29
Muncie, IN*$58,610$46,630$73,0103407.620.85
Bloomington, IN*$58,410$45,720$75,6004506.090.68
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI*$58,180$47,660$76,8901,2209.261.04
Terre Haute, IN*$57,320$46,160$72,92066010.181.14
Evansville, IN*$49,120$47,430$75,8201,1108.230.92
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area*$59,520$45,970$74,2201,95012.071.35
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area*$59,490$46,520$74,1902,28010.821.21
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area*$59,060$46,500$75,9402,18011.081.24

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Indiana*$59,70027,7200.97
Illinois*$75,32061,5201.13
Kentucky*$60,61019,0801.07
Michigan*$65,11040,9101.04
Ohio*$77,37047,8700.97

See the national page for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (every state ranked) and the Indiana wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Indiana estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • 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.