SOC 25-4013 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Museum Technicians and Conservators 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 Museum Technicians and Conservators in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $46,380. The 10th percentile is $36,940 and the 90th percentile is $60,640. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$46,380

10th percentile
$36,940
25th percentile
$36,940
Median
$46,380
75th percentile
$59,280
90th percentile
$60,640
Mean
$48,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Museum Technicians and Conservators, the published 10th percentile is $36,940 and the 90th percentile is $60,640. The difference is $23,700, which is 51.1% 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 $36,940 to the 75th at $59,280, covers $22,340.

The mean annual wage is $48,090, which sits above the median of $46,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 9.8% lower than the national median of $51,440 for Museum Technicians and Conservators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,466, which is 5.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the Indiana median of $46,490.

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 $46,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Museum Technicians and Conservators at $48,466 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Museum Technicians and Conservators. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 6th of 6 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 $54,600 and employment of 80. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,251, against $48,466 here.
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $48,610 and employment of 80. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,441, against $48,466 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $52,800 and employment of 40. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,729, against $48,466 here.

Employment share

Museum Technicians and Conservators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (130 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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 Museum Technicians and Conservators make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Museum Technicians and Conservators in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $46,380. The 10th percentile is $36,940 and the 90th percentile is $60,640. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Museum Technicians and Conservators?

The local median is 9.8% lower than the national median of $51,440.

What is Museum Technicians and Conservators 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 $46,380 is $48,466. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN compare with nearby metros for Museum Technicians and Conservators?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 101 miles away, at $54,600. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.