Software Developers pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
$114,120avg. a year
$54.87 an hour · 7,140 employed
Software Developers in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn an average of $114,120 a year. That is about the same as the Indiana average of $113,980. The U.S. average is $148,100.
$106,870Median pay
$54.87Average hourly
+0%vs. Indiana average
7,140Jobs in this metro
Other Indiana metro areas
Average pay for software developers in other Indiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
140,370 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$141,640
$68.10 an hour
260 jobs
Kokomo, IN
$128,620
$61.84 an hour
39,900 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$122,700
$58.99 an hour
42,770 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$120,560
$57.96 an hour
5220 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$112,750
$54.21 an hour
6810 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$107,900
$51.88 an hour
7280 jobs
Columbus, IN
$107,720
$51.79 an hour
8110 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$106,850
$51.37 an hour
9230 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$105,090
$50.52 an hour
10120 jobs
Muncie, IN
$105,030
$50.49 an hour
1170 jobs
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$105,000
$50.48 an hour
12290 jobs
Evansville, IN
$104,270
$50.13 an hour
13490 jobs
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$103,580
$49.80 an hour
14350 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$101,210
$48.66 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 |
|---|---|
| Computer User Support Specialists | $63,130 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $107,340 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $96,640 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $94,910 |
| Information Security Analysts | $103,360 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $94,480 |
Questions and answers
How much do software developers make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
The average is $114,120 a year, and the median is $106,870. About 7,140 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 $113,980.
Is this job common in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood?
It makes up 6.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.60 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 15-1252. 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.