Retail Salespersons Salary in Indiana

Retail Salespersons in Indiana have a median of $31,530 a year, below the national $35,410 (−11%); the state ranks 37th of 51 states by median. That is 34% less than the median across all occupations in Indiana ($47,860). Among neighbouring states, Illinois and Michigan pay more (up to $35,370 in Illinois) and Ohio and Kentucky pay less (down to $29,650 in Kentucky). Indiana employs 83,670 retail salespersons, 26.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 16th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.04 is close to the national share.

Indiana vs the United States, May 2025

Retail Salespersons: 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$11.26$13.33$15.16$17.91$22.55$16.9283,67026.141.04
Annual$23,420$27,720$31,530$37,260$46,900$35,200
United StatesHourly$13.08$14.38$17.03$18.59$23.02$17.943,897,860––
Annual$27,210$29,900$35,410$38,670$47,890$37,310
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $23,420$23,42025th25th: $27,720$27,720MedianMedian: $31,530$31,53075th75th: $37,260$37,26090th90th: $46,900$46,900US 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
37th of 51 states
Rank by employment
16th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.04
Jobs per 1,000
26.14

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

15 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Indiana publish a row for retail salespersons, 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$17.22$35,820$31,200$48,58096,95021.480.86
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$16.04$33,360$23,970$50,7802,27017.790.71
Kokomo, IN$15.18$31,580$23,230$47,5101,29036.381.45
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$15.16$31,530$23,640$47,37028,84026.091.04
Fort Wayne, IN$15.00$31,200$23,450$45,6805,86025.981.04
Muncie, IN$14.94$31,060$22,900$44,6001,71038.221.52
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$14.87$30,930$23,790$45,8104,00030.391.21
Bloomington, IN$14.85$30,890$23,550$45,7601,98026.971.08
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$14.81$30,810$25,300$46,35028,67026.041.04
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$14.75$30,670$23,880$45,4102,65025.931.03
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$14.74$30,660$23,210$45,51017,54025.591.02
Evansville, IN$14.48$30,130$22,880$45,9704,37032.341.29
Columbus, IN$14.35$29,840$23,110$43,2001,50030.161.20
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$14.35$29,840$22,840$44,3701,46035.831.43
Terre Haute, IN$13.99$29,090$22,080$43,2001,94029.811.19
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$14.98$31,150$23,280$47,2004,63022.000.88
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$14.94$31,070$23,050$45,6803,70022.870.91
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$14.83$30,840$22,880$46,4604,47022.740.91

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Indiana$15.16$31,53083,6701.04
Illinois$17.00$35,370126,6100.83
Kentucky$14.26$29,65051,2501.02
Michigan$16.65$34,640111,0101.01
Ohio$14.81$30,800137,3700.99

See the national page for Retail Salespersons (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.

  • 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.