Senior Statistician salary in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Carmel, Fishers, Greenwood, Zionsville, Mccordsville.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$107,972
Middle 50%$106.9k–$117.4k
vs. all levels here−22%comparison median $137,877
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,000 and $187,351.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,413
25th$106,896
50th (median)$107,972
75th$117,387
90th$135,281

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $120,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $125,705 (13 filings) FY2022: median $135,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $107,972 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 16
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$120,000$90,000$123,00013
FY2021$125,705$85,000$127,67913
FY2022$135,000$113,863$159,73311
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––9
FY2025$107,972$106,896$110,00016
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Indianapolis's median senior Statistician salary of $107,972 is worth about $112,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the Indianapolis, IN area earned a median of $84,570 in May 2025 (130 employed). The H-1B median here is $107,972, 28% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Eli Lilly and Company$108,76918

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,668 14
Mid-level · Level II $100,000 13
Senior · Level III $107,972 23
Expert · Level IV $168,000 57

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$58,843$67,66814
Mid-level · Level II$84,240$100,00013
Senior · Level III$102,440$107,97223
Expert · Level IV$120,619$168,00057

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.