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Average Helpers--Electricians Salary in Indiana

Helpers--Electricians in Indiana earn a median annual salary of $39,420, which is -1.2% compared to the national median. There are 990 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Indiana (state).

$39,420
Indiana median annual wage
$19/hour median
-1.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $39,890
990
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.74
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$31,590
25th
$36,000
Median
$39,420
75th
$47,540
90th
$51,420

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Indiana, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,238
Goods: 95.5%
Services: 85.5%
Rents: 73.9%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Rhode Island$60,860Compare60
Missouri$56,870Compare460
Washington$56,020Compare570
Nebraska$50,550Compare80
New York$49,410Compare3,690
Connecticut$48,350Compare590

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Indiana

Indiana has salary data for 768 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Helpers--Electricians in Indiana

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Helpers--Electricians are projected to change by +0.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 6,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.