Medical Assistants pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
$46,000avg. a year
$22.12 an hour · 6,580 employed
Medical Assistants in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn an average of $46,000 a year. That is $1,500 (3%) more than the Indiana average of $44,500. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$46,900Median pay
$22.12Average hourly
+3%vs. Indiana average
6,580Jobs in this metro
Other Indiana metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other Indiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
115,640 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$47,080
$22.63 an hour
21,760 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$44,810
$21.54 an hour
3170 jobs
Kokomo, IN
$43,900
$21.11 an hour
4570 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$43,800
$21.06 an hour
54,140 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$43,680
$21.00 an hour
6400 jobs
Columbus, IN
$43,490
$20.91 an hour
75,560 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$43,440
$20.89 an hour
8890 jobs
Evansville, IN
$43,250
$20.80 an hour
9240 jobs
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$43,240
$20.79 an hour
10840 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$43,200
$20.77 an hour
11400 jobs
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$43,070
$20.71 an hour
12480 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$42,760
$20.56 an hour
13410 jobs
Muncie, IN
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
14570 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$39,650
$19.06 an hour
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How Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $35,050 |
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| Dental Assistants | $51,810 |
| Phlebotomists | $43,980 |
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Questions and answers
How much do medical assistants make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
The average is $46,000 a year, and the median is $46,900. About 6,580 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Indiana average?
That is $1,500 (3%) more than the Indiana average of $44,500.
Is this job common in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
It makes up 6.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.13 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-9092. Metro area: Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26900). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.