Salary by Metro

May 2025 OEWS · Indiana

Highest-paying jobs in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

All-occupations median

$45,540

10th percentile
$28,070
25th percentile
$35,170
Median
$45,540
75th percentile
$62,360
90th percentile
$91,730
Mean
$54,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 40,840.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 91.682, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Michigan City-La Porte, IN with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other50$125,180$354,700$529,270
Pharmacists60$82,840$148,110$157,440
Sales Managers100$67,040$140,630$213,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers60$95,670$131,760$195,120
Financial Managers110$72,610$128,900$217,090
Veterinarians30$71,960$126,500$185,400
Nurse Practitioners100$95,210$124,520$155,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers50$85,030$121,750$175,200
Lawyers70$54,940$116,060$212,650
Industrial Production Managers140$74,740$106,380$170,420
Administrative Services Managers50$51,990$103,640$166,980
Electrical Engineers60$62,000$102,630$127,010
Facilities Managers70$67,610$102,620$153,370
Management Analysts60$48,090$101,460$159,820
Medical and Health Services Managers120$64,990$100,620$176,460
Construction Managers70$63,690$100,320$156,100
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists30$76,250$98,740$99,360
Software Developers70$73,310$98,510$153,150
Physical Therapists50$78,710$98,420$116,850
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators170$50,330$98,120$102,860
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers40$52,020$97,920$184,300
Industrial Engineers130$70,170$97,360$132,920
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary110$67,590$96,590$130,620
General and Operations Managers580$52,640$95,370$211,760
Sheet Metal Workers50$43,730$93,350$104,050
Mechanical Engineers110$67,070$93,060$149,500
Carpenters260$49,910$91,970$91,980
Project Management Specialists70$59,120$89,790$139,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators30$57,600$84,450$130,660
Respiratory Therapists50$65,690$82,990$93,930
Registered Nurses790$67,940$82,300$100,690
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters90$48,030$82,200$98,620
Dental Hygienists60$64,240$80,640$97,030
Computer Systems Analysts40$62,760$80,500$141,240
Speech-Language Pathologists30$51,740$79,250$107,630
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers220$55,470$79,130$118,980
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives50$63,440$77,890$117,990
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists50$49,490$77,840$118,380
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers40$56,710$77,590$134,060
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers190$51,750$75,840$108,820

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Michigan City-La Porte, IN by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,520$21,810$28,250$35,250
Retail Salespersons1,460$22,840$29,840$44,370
Cashiers1,040$22,080$28,520$35,130
Home Health and Personal Care Aides930$29,710$35,170$37,290
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand870$28,850$37,820$47,320
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators850$34,020$41,060$55,660
Registered Nurses790$67,940$82,300$100,690
Stockers and Order Fillers790$27,500$34,540$44,280
Office Clerks, General750$28,460$41,480$61,290
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners700$27,400$34,880$45,440
Waiters and Waitresses680$17,240$28,260$47,140
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers620$35,960$58,240$73,370
General and Operations Managers580$52,640$95,370$211,760
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General530$35,320$47,050$73,950
Cooks, Restaurant490$23,860$29,860$43,120
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education470$46,530$59,480$75,660
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers470$45,900$63,240$92,460
Food Batchmakers460$38,060$43,390$46,710
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products440$38,340$74,430$134,120
Construction Laborers430$36,350$58,240$78,260
Customer Service Representatives420$29,950$41,880$60,010
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers390$30,750$45,240$68,640
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders390$35,790$37,790$54,870
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers380$30,520$45,230$62,300
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks380$35,970$45,880$59,170

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Michigan City-La Porte, IN?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Michigan City-La Porte, IN is $45,540. Employment is 40,840.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Michigan City-La Porte, IN?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $354,700, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Michigan City-La Porte, IN.