How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $19,390 and the 90th percentile is $38,590. The difference is $19,200, which is 50.3% 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 $19,390 to the 75th at $38,160, covers $18,770.

The mean annual wage is $32,740, which sits below the median of $38,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 6.5% higher than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,876, which is 11.3% 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 $38,160.

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 $38,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $39,876 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 2nd of 9 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 $28,090 and employment of 490. That median is 26.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,454, against $39,876 here.
• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $28,030 and employment of 360. That median is 26.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,239, against $39,876 here.
• Champaign-Urbana, IL is 119 miles away, with a median of $31,990 and employment of 40. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,508, against $39,876 here.