IT Manager salary in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 78 certified H-1B filings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Carmel, Westfield, Zionsville, Lebanon, Fishers.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$164,286
Middle 50%$139.9k–$186.5k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $200,304
Filings78FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,555 and $275,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$124,300
25th$139,925
50th (median)$164,286
75th$186,500
90th$228,581

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $124,584 (35 filings) FY2021: median $135,332 (35 filings) FY2022: median $150,000 (57 filings) FY2023: median $135,000 (40 filings) FY2024: median $155,501 (44 filings) FY2025: median $170,000 (51 filings) FY2026: median $155,000 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 35 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 57 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 44 filings FY24 FY2025: 51 filings FY25 FY2026: 27 filings FY26 57
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$124,584$110,000$159,27635
FY2021$135,332$114,969$157,93235
FY2022$150,000$134,030$180,00057
FY2023$135,000$120,954$164,07340
FY2024$155,501$131,014$175,15044
FY2025$170,000$138,450$185,00051
FY2026$155,000$139,950$201,64027

Cost of living

Indianapolis's median IT Manager salary of $164,286 is worth about $171,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Indianapolis, IN area earned a median of $155,230 in May 2025 (3,880 employed). The H-1B median here is $164,286, 6% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Eli Lilly and Company$136,12015
Deloittetoo few9
Salesforcetoo few7
EYtoo few6
PwCtoo few5
Amazontoo few2
Cumminstoo few2
Black Duck Softwaretoo few2
Crowetoo few2
Group 1001 Resourcestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $96,127 10
Mid-level · Level II $139,900 19
Senior · Level III $170,000 23
Expert · Level IV $191,040 24

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$95,555$96,12710
Mid-level · Level II$121,638$139,90019
Senior · Level III$140,899$170,00023
Expert · Level IV$173,992$191,04024

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.