How much do Chemical Engineers make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $103,320 and the 90th percentile is $119,030. The difference is $15,710, which is 13.3% 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 $104,030 to the 75th at $119,030, covers $15,000.

The mean annual wage is $115,420, which sits below the median of $118,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 5.6% lower than the national median of $125,040 for Chemical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,318, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the Indiana median of $113,160.

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 $118,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Engineers at $123,318 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Engineers. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 4th of 11 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).).

• Columbus, IN is 42 miles away, with a median of $109,190 and employment of 40. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,405, against $123,318 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $107,610 and employment of 300. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,834, against $123,318 here.
• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $123,860 and employment of 50. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,622, against $123,318 here.