How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $21,440 and the 90th percentile is $31,330. The difference is $9,890, which is 46.1% 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 $21,440 to the 75th at $30,230, covers $8,790.

The mean annual wage is $25,800, which sits above the median of $21,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 40.2% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $22,404, which is 37.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Indiana median of $21,940.

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 $21,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $22,404 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 18th of 18 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).).

• Bloomington, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $29,030 and employment of 60. That median is 35.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,531, against $22,404 here.
• Kokomo, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $28,670 and employment of 30. That median is 33.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,981, against $22,404 here.
• Muncie, IN is 49 miles away, with a median of $28,030 and employment of 50. That median is 30.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,799, against $22,404 here.