Chemical Engineer salary in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lebanon, Fishers.

Also listed as: Process Engineer

Median salary$135,960

Middle 50%$91.3k–$145.4k

vs. national median+15%comparison median $118,700

Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,000 and $197,170.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	6
FY2021	–	–	–	2
FY2022	–	–	–	8
FY2023	$98,219	$97,000	$139,731	14
FY2024	$102,000	$97,976	$143,400	10
FY2025	$135,960	$90,000	$149,674	29
FY2026	$123,617	$106,000	$144,278	14

Indianapolis's median Chemical Engineer salary of $135,960 is worth about $142,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Indianapolis = 95.7).

All Chemical Engineers in the Indianapolis, IN area earned a median of $118,010 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $135,960, 15% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
Eli Lilly and Company	$139,050	35
Exelead	too few	4

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$82,056	$87,295	11
Expert · Level IV	$113,194	$145,411	23

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.