How much do Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,070 and the 90th percentile is $61,870. The difference is $24,800, which is 56.6% 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 $40,000 to the 75th at $58,140, covers $18,140.

The mean annual wage is $46,710, which sits above the median of $43,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 5.2% higher than the national median of $41,600 for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,749, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the Indiana median of $41,350.

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 $43,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers at $45,749 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Fort Wayne, IN is 97 miles away, with a median of $37,230 and employment of 40. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,217, against $45,749 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $37,170 and employment of 120. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,936, against $45,749 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 126 miles away, with a median of $49,610 and employment of 60. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,924, against $45,749 here.