H-1B salaries in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 4,569 certified H-1B filings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,090
Middle 50%$82.6k–$130k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $122,699
Filings4,569FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,000 and $309,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,100
25th$82,618
50th (median)$100,090
75th$130,000
90th$170,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $80,000 (2,662 filings) FY2021: median $84,386 (2,041 filings) FY2022: median $87,000 (2,561 filings) FY2023: median $93,205 (2,196 filings) FY2024: median $93,000 (2,169 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (2,656 filings) FY2026: median $102,600 (1,913 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,662 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,041 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,561 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,196 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,169 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,656 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,913 filings FY26 2,662
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,000$70,907$95,9982,662
FY2021$84,386$71,240$105,0002,041
FY2022$87,000$70,928$110,0002,561
FY2023$93,205$78,915$114,8002,196
FY2024$93,000$76,606$115,0002,169
FY2025$100,000$82,618$130,0002,656
FY2026$102,600$83,200$130,0041,913

Cost of living

Indianapolis's median H-1B salary of $100,090 is worth about $104,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,336Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,536Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)95.7Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$104,600Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesIN: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$113,9011,034
Systems Engineer / Architect$100,045534
Data Scientist$96,304285
Industrial Engineer$95,000217
QA Engineer$95,295156
Systems Analyst$86,590147
Statistician$137,877108
Mechanical Engineer$98,000107
Physician$233,06498
Civil Engineer$89,59590
IT Manager$164,28678
Network Administrator$76,56575
Electrical Engineer$109,18473
Medical Scientist$73,25072
Accountant$80,40064

By job title

.NET Developer$154.9k · 42 Solutions Architect$136k · 29 Full Stack Developer$95.2k · 20 Java Developer$101.4k · 18 Product Manager$118.5k · 18 Salesforce Developer$95.2k · 15 DevOps Engineer$112.9k · 13 SAP Consultant$110k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Indianapolis, IN. Figure: median salary · filings.