Operations Manager salary in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Carmel, Edinburgh, Greenfield, Southport.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$139,494
Middle 50%$80k–$191.5k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $132,495
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,585 and $228,796.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,735
25th$80,000
50th (median)$139,494
75th$191,525
90th$216,516

Cost of living

Indianapolis's median Operations Manager salary of $139,494 is worth about $145,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Indianapolis, IN area earned a median of $120,480 in May 2025 (17,510 employed). The H-1B median here is $139,494, 16% 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 Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.