SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education 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 Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $58,490. The 10th percentile is $48,090 and the 90th percentile is $91,700. Employment is 410.

Median annual wage

$58,490

10th percentile
$48,090
25th percentile
$48,090
Median
$58,490
75th percentile
$75,000
90th percentile
$91,700
Mean
$62,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $48,090 and the 90th percentile is $91,700. The difference is $43,610, which is 74.6% 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 $48,090 to the 75th at $75,000, covers $26,910.

The mean annual wage is $62,290, which sits above the median of $58,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 12.3% higher than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,121, which is 17.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Indiana median of $58,490.

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 $58,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $61,121 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 1st of 7 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).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $49,730 and employment of 60. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,650, against $61,121 here.
  • Evansville, IN is 144 miles away, with a median of $49,770 and employment of 40. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,377, against $61,121 here.
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY is 148 miles away, with a median of $57,760 and employment of 60. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,182, against $61,121 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (410 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.60 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $58,490. The 10th percentile is $48,090 and the 90th percentile is $91,700. Employment is 410.

How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

The local median is 12.3% higher than the national median of $52,100.

What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education 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 $58,490 is $61,121. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 105 miles away, at $49,730. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.