How much do Photographers make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Photographers, the published 10th percentile is $29,420 and the 90th percentile is $59,350. The difference is $29,930, which is 80.8% 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 $34,980 to the 75th at $53,050, covers $18,070.

The mean annual wage is $42,040, which sits above the median of $37,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 17.1% lower than the national median of $44,660 for Photographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,706, which is 13.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Indiana median of $35,960.

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 $37,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographers at $38,706 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Photographers. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 7th of 14 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).).

• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $41,750 and employment of 40. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,686, against $38,706 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 97 miles away, with a median of $36,900 and employment of 100. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,861, against $38,706 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $43,040 and employment of 290. That median is 16.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,129, against $38,706 here.

Employment share

Photographers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (230 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.