SOC 29-1212 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Cardiologists make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cardiologists in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $511,400. The 10th percentile is $76,490 and the 90th percentile is $603,000. Employment is 60.
Median annual wage
$511,400
- 10th percentile
- $76,490
- 25th percentile
- $77,310
- Median
- $511,400
- 75th percentile
- $512,310
- 90th percentile
- $603,000
- Mean
- $378,860
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Cardiologists, the published 10th percentile is $76,490 and the 90th percentile is $603,000. The difference is $526,510, which is 103.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $77,310 to the 75th at $512,310, covers $435,000.
The mean annual wage is $378,860, which sits below the median of $511,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 3.1% higher than the national median of $496,010 for Cardiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $534,401, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 13.2% lower than the Indiana median of $588,890.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $511,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cardiologists at $534,401 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cardiologists. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $551,320 and employment of 210. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $578,085, against $534,401 here.
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 148 miles away, with a median of $558,180 and employment of 140. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $600,911, against $534,401 here.
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 163 miles away, with a median of $475,590 and employment of 150. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $459,086, against $534,401 here.
Employment share
Cardiologists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (60 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,290 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Cardiologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Cardiologists make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cardiologists in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $511,400. The 10th percentile is $76,490 and the 90th percentile is $603,000. Employment is 60.
How does that compare with the national median for Cardiologists?
The local median is 3.1% higher than the national median of $496,010.
What is Cardiologists pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $511,400 is $534,401. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN compare with nearby metros for Cardiologists?
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 101 miles away, at $551,320. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.