Salaries in Indiana.

1 metro area. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 0.91x national average. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$315,000

Senior VP of Security

Median Role

$285,000

Staff Quantitative Researcher

Entry Level

$274,000

SVP of Product

Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.

Indiana has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.91x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Senior VP of Security at $315,000 in Indianapolis. The median role pays $285,000.

Metro areas in Indiana

Indianapolis

0.91x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Security$315,000

Distinguished Engineer$312,000

Principal Quantitative Researcher$312,000

Top 30 salaries in Indiana

#	Role	Median	Top City	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$315,000	Indianapolis	$246,000 – $410,000
2	Distinguished Engineer	$312,000	Indianapolis	$237,000 – $397,000
3	Principal Quantitative Researcher	$312,000	Indianapolis	$243,000 – $406,000
4	Chief Security Officer	$312,000	Indianapolis	$243,000 – $406,000
5	Technical Fellow	$309,000	Indianapolis	$241,000 – $402,000
6	Senior VP of Product	$309,000	Indianapolis	$241,000 – $402,000
7	Principal AI Agent Architect	$307,000	Indianapolis	$239,000 – $398,000
8	Principal AI Research Scientist	$306,000	Indianapolis	$238,000 – $397,000
9	Principal AI Safety Engineer	$304,000	Indianapolis	$237,000 – $395,000
10	Principal AI Compiler Engineer	$298,000	Indianapolis	$233,000 – $388,000
11	Chief AI Officer	$293,000	Indianapolis	$218,000 – $379,000
12	Chief Strategy Officer	$293,000	Indianapolis	$229,000 – $381,000
13	SVP of Engineering	$288,000	Indianapolis	$225,000 – $374,000
14	Chief Science Officer	$288,000	Indianapolis	$225,000 – $374,000
15	Principal Quantitative Developer	$287,000	Indianapolis	$224,000 – $373,000
16	Staff Quantitative Researcher	$285,000	Indianapolis	$222,000 – $370,000
17	Staff AI Research Scientist	$282,000	Indianapolis	$220,000 – $367,000
18	Principal Deep Learning Engineer	$281,000	Indianapolis	$219,000 – $366,000
19	Principal Applied Scientist	$281,000	Indianapolis	$220,000 – $366,000
20	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$281,000	Indianapolis	$219,000 – $366,000
21	Chief Legal Officer	$281,000	Indianapolis	$219,000 – $366,000
22	SVP of Sales	$281,000	Indianapolis	$219,000 – $366,000
23	Principal Computer Vision Engineer	$279,000	Indianapolis	$217,000 – $363,000
24	Principal Cryptographer	$278,000	Indianapolis	$217,000 – $362,000
25	SVP of Technology	$278,000	Indianapolis	$217,000 – $362,000
26	Chief Data & AI Officer	$277,000	Indianapolis	$206,000 – $361,000
27	Senior VP of Design	$277,000	Indianapolis	$216,000 – $359,000
28	Principal LLM Engineer	$274,000	Indianapolis	$213,000 – $356,000
29	Senior Head of Security	$274,000	Indianapolis	$214,000 – $356,000
30	SVP of Product	$274,000	Indianapolis	$214,000 – $356,000

Tax considerations in Indiana

Indiana has a flat 3.05% state income tax, one of the lowest in the country. Marion County adds about 2.02% in local taxes. The combined rate remains well below most major metros.

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Salaries in Indiana.

Metro areas in Indiana

Indianapolis

Top 30 salaries in Indiana

Tax considerations in Indiana

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Salaries in Indiana.

Metro areas in Indiana

Indianapolis

Top 30 salaries in Indiana

Tax considerations in Indiana

Other states

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