How much do Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, the published 10th percentile is $34,240 and the 90th percentile is $63,040. The difference is $28,800, which is 59.5% 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 $41,200 to the 75th at $57,150, covers $15,950.

The mean annual wage is $49,330, which sits above the median of $48,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $50,610 for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,577, which is 0.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% higher than the Indiana median of $47,850.

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 $48,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at $50,577 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 10th of 21 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 $42,970 and employment of 40. That median is 11.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,192, against $50,577 here.
• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $46,420 and employment of 60. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,684, against $50,577 here.
• Terre Haute, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $43,700 and employment of 40. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,774, against $50,577 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (890 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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.