Registered Nurses pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
$89,630avg. a year
$43.09 an hour · 25,800 employed
Registered Nurses in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn an average of $89,630 a year. That is about the same as the Indiana average of $89,150. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$84,230Median pay
$43.09Average hourly
+1%vs. Indiana average
25,800Jobs in this metro
Other Indiana metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other Indiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
13,370 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$99,320
$47.75 an hour
2100,240 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$97,930
$47.08 an hour
31,650 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$94,110
$45.25 an hour
43,890 jobs
Evansville, IN
$90,520
$43.52 an hour
518,180 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$90,190
$43.36 an hour
628,520 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$89,940
$43.24 an hour
7790 jobs
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$88,470
$42.53 an hour
82,080 jobs
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$88,270
$42.44 an hour
9740 jobs
Kokomo, IN
$87,650
$42.14 an hour
101,630 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$86,080
$41.39 an hour
116,450 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$86,030
$41.36 an hour
121,220 jobs
Muncie, IN
$83,430
$40.11 an hour
131,600 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$83,370
$40.08 an hour
14640 jobs
Columbus, IN
$81,150
$39.02 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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Related jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $322,730 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $130,150 |
| Pharmacists | $143,650 |
| Physical Therapists | $103,380 |
| Dental Hygienists | $93,750 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $93,780 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
The average is $89,630 a year, and the median is $84,230. About 25,800 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Indiana average?
That is about the same as the Indiana average of $89,150.
Is this job common in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
It makes up 23.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.07 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. 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.