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Jobs in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area has 1,297 open job postings from 235 employers in our data. 9.9% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $100,000 a year, 2.1% are remote and 23.8% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
- A $100,000 posted salary in the Indianapolis area buys about what $104,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 4% below the national average.
- 9.9% of open job postings list a pay range, 90th of 99 metro areas.
- Housing costs run 11% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
- The unemployment rate is 3.3%, 0.8 points below the median of the metro areas in this report.
- 2.1% of postings are remote, 74th highest of 99 metro areas.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.3% in 2026-08 (3.6% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Indiana, employers had 123,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.7% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 5.8% above its February 2020 level and 2.8% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
| Place | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | 750 | 196 | 12.5% | $112,500 |
| Greenfield, IN | 93 | 9 | n/a | – |
| Plainfield, IN | 86 | 14 | n/a | – |
| Greenwood, IN | 66 | 20 | n/a | – |
| Carmel, IN | 39 | 15 | n/a | – |
| Mooresville, IN | 31 | 3 | n/a | – |
| Noblesville, IN | 28 | 8 | n/a | – |
| Anderson, IN | 27 | 6 | n/a | – |
| Franklin, IN | 24 | 6 | n/a | – |
| Fishers, IN | 21 | 8 | n/a | – |
| Lebanon, IN | 16 | 4 | n/a | – |
| Brownsburg, IN | 15 | 4 | n/a | – |
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
City pages: Indianapolis.
Posted pay by kind of job
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | $120,000 | 19 |
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Retail & E-commerce | 331 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 215 |
| Other | 133 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 121 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 95 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 83 |
| Software & Technology | 81 |
| Education | 60 |
| Logistics & Transportation | 42 |
| Financial Services | 40 |
| Energy & Utilities | 39 |
| Media & Entertainment | 37 |
| Insurance | 18 |
Employers with the most openings
- Carvana: 126 postings
- Meijer: 119 postings
- Thejanepauleycommunityhealthcenterinc: 37 postings
- KIPP: 34 postings
- Holderconstruction: 30 postings
Federal government hiring
324 federal job announcements open to the public list Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $93,500. Agencies hiring most: Department of the Air Force Headquarters (117), Veterans Health Administration (32), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (29), Defense Finance and Accounting Service (26), Federal Aviation Administration (15). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN area run 4% below the national average, and housing runs 11% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $49,500, which is worth $51,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $100,000 is worth $104,500.
How it compares with similar-sized metro areas
| Metro area | Pay listed | Posted pay | Official wage | Prices | Paycheck power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 9.9% | $100,000 | $49,500 | 95.7 | $51,500 |
| Columbus | 25.7% | $135,000 | $51,500 | 95.5 | $54,000 |
| Cincinnati | 20.5% | $98,000 | $50,000 | 95.4 | $52,500 |
| Nashville | 11.3% | $89,500 | $50,500 | 96.3 | $52,500 |
| Kansas City | 20.5% | $115,500 | $51,000 | 92.5 | $55,000 |
| Pittsburgh | 27.9% | $180,000 | $49,500 | 94.7 | $52,500 |
| San Antonio | 20.9% | $113,000 | $47,000 | 94.7 | $49,500 |
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Free to use with credit: Second Summit, October 2026. Data (CSV) · Data (JSON) · paycheck power chart (SVG) · prices chart (SVG) · industries chart (SVG) · biggest jobs chart (SVG)
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