Software Developers Salary in Indiana

In Indiana, software developers earn a median $105,920 a year, well below the national median of $135,980 (−22%); the state ranks 45th of 50 states by median. Software Developers earn 2.2 times the median across all occupations in Indiana ($47,860). Every neighbouring state pays more: Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky range from $109,010 in Kentucky to $132,110 in Illinois. Indiana employs 14,130 software developers, 4.42 per 1,000 jobs, the 25th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.41 means it is less common in Indiana than nationally.

Indiana vs the United States, May 2025

Software Developers: 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$35.99$40.22$50.92$65.21$79.16$54.8014,1304.420.41
Annual$74,850$83,650$105,920$135,630$164,650$113,980
United StatesHourly$39.64$50.58$65.38$82.68$103.21$71.201,687,890––
Annual$82,460$105,210$135,980$171,980$214,670$148,100
$0$50k$100k$150k$200k10th10th: $74,850$74,85025th25th: $83,650$83,650MedianMedian: $105,920$105,92075th75th: $135,630$135,63090th90th: $164,650$164,650US 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
45th of 50 states
Rank by employment
25th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.41
Jobs per 1,000
4.42

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 software developers, 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$64.60$134,380$83,820$203,41040,3708.940.82
Kokomo, IN$63.65$132,390$75,710$175,540601.620.15
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58.37$121,420$78,790$172,2409,9008.990.83
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$53.01$110,270$77,750$163,3502,7704.050.37
Terre Haute, IN$51.81$107,770$73,830$152,9301101.620.15
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$51.38$106,870$76,990$158,9707,1406.460.60
Columbus, IN$50.42$104,880$80,000$137,3402805.710.53
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$48.90$101,710$66,890$157,1902301.810.17
Fort Wayne, IN$48.83$101,560$70,930$165,3108103.570.33
Bloomington, IN$48.07$99,990$75,040$169,5802202.950.27
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$47.96$99,750$68,380$153,3004904.770.44
Muncie, IN$47.78$99,380$65,030$160,4701202.620.24
Evansville, IN$47.39$98,560$64,820$151,2902902.160.20
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$47.36$98,510$73,310$153,150701.640.15
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$45.92$95,500$67,020$152,2103502.650.24
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$54.94$114,280$67,420$173,8801500.950.09
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$52.42$109,040$74,030$159,2903001.420.13
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area****2501.280.12

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Indiana$50.92$105,92014,1300.41
Illinois$63.52$132,11056,3100.85
Kentucky$52.41$109,0107,6600.35
Michigan$60.37$125,57043,4600.91
Ohio$54.85$114,09044,7900.74

See the national page for Software Developers (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.

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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.