SOC 17-3025 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $71,040. The 10th percentile is $53,500 and the 90th percentile is $97,680. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$71,040

10th percentile
$53,500
25th percentile
$55,140
Median
$71,040
75th percentile
$77,980
90th percentile
$97,680
Mean
$72,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $53,500 and the 90th percentile is $97,680. The difference is $44,180, which is 62.2% 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 $55,140 to the 75th at $77,980, covers $22,840.

The mean annual wage is $72,310, which sits above the median of $71,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 18.6% higher than the national median of $59,920 for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,235, which is 23.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.8% higher than the Indiana median of $53,110.

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 $71,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $74,235 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 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. 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).).

  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $51,830 and employment of 110. That median is 27% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,346, against $74,235 here.
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $44,960 and employment of 80. That median is 36.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,504, against $74,235 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $46,660. That median is 34.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,132, against $74,235 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $71,040. The 10th percentile is $53,500 and the 90th percentile is $97,680.

How does that compare with the national median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 18.6% higher than the national median of $59,920.

What is Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 $71,040 is $74,235. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN compare with nearby metros for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 101 miles away, at $51,830. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.