Counties in Indiana by wages and salaries paid

Marion County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 92 counties in 2015, at $33.9 billion. Ohio County had the lowest, at $45.19 million. The median was $514.18 million and the figure for Indiana was $138.77 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest33,897.5Marion County
Lowest45.2Ohio County
Median514.292 counties
Indiana138,765History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 517.8 USD millionAllen County: 8,633.8 USD millionBartholomew County: 2,721.9 USD millionBenton County: 93.4 USD millionBlackford County: 126.5 USD millionBoone County: 1,179.4 USD millionBrown County: 89.2 USD millionCarroll County: 195.2 USD millionCass County: 551.6 USD millionClark County: 2,197.2 USD millionClay County: 278.9 USD millionClinton County: 455.9 USD millionCrawford County: 68 USD millionDaviess County: 430.7 USD millionDearborn County: 578.9 USD millionDecatur County: 598.1 USD millionDeKalb County: 1,017.9 USD millionDelaware County: 1,919.4 USD millionDubois County: 1,231.3 USD millionElkhart County: 5,871.5 USD millionFayette County: 242.1 USD millionFloyd County: 1,259.4 USD millionFountain County: 163.7 USD millionFranklin County: 156 USD millionFulton County: 254.6 USD millionGibson County: 1,065.8 USD millionGrant County: 1,142 USD millionGreene County: 235.4 USD millionHamilton County: 7,528.1 USD millionHancock County: 1,002.3 USD millionHarrison County: 385.9 USD millionHendricks County: 2,514 USD millionHenry County: 451.4 USD millionHoward County: 1,951.4 USD millionHuntington County: 554.6 USD millionJackson County: 910.1 USD millionJasper County: 476.7 USD millionJay County: 276.1 USD millionJefferson County: 520.6 USD millionJennings County: 291 USD millionJohnson County: 2,011.9 USD millionKnox County: 710.5 USD millionKosciusko County: 2,193.4 USD millionLaGrange County: 562.4 USD millionLake County: 9,318.4 USD millionLaPorte County: 1,714.8 USD millionLawrence County: 515.9 USD millionMadison County: 1,561.8 USD millionMarion County: 33,897.5 USD millionMarshall County: 741.8 USD millionMartin County: 486.6 USD millionMiami County: 384.1 USD millionMonroe County: 2,809.5 USD millionMontgomery County: 688.9 USD millionMorgan County: 603.6 USD millionNewton County: 136.6 USD millionNoble County: 750.6 USD millionOhio County: 45.2 USD millionOrange County: 267 USD millionOwen County: 194.4 USD millionParke County: 106.5 USD millionPerry County: 271 USD millionPike County: 156.7 USD millionPorter County: 2,756.5 USD millionPosey County: 482.9 USD millionPulaski County: 188.1 USD millionPutnam County: 484.1 USD millionRandolph County: 269.3 USD millionRipley County: 564.7 USD millionRush County: 203.3 USD millionSt. Joseph County: 5,618.9 USD millionScott County: 275.8 USD millionShelby County: 794.2 USD millionSpencer County: 279.5 USD millionStarke County: 153.9 USD millionSteuben County: 571.3 USD millionSullivan County: 251 USD millionSwitzerland County: 79.6 USD millionTippecanoe County: 4,015.6 USD millionTipton County: 191.1 USD millionUnion County: 46.9 USD millionVanderburgh County: 5,030.2 USD millionVermillion County: 208.7 USD millionVigo County: 2,043.5 USD millionWabash County: 452.6 USD millionWarren County: 74.5 USD millionWarrick County: 761.8 USD millionWashington County: 218.1 USD millionWayne County: 1,184.4 USD millionWells County: 420.5 USD millionWhite County: 364.1 USD millionWhitley County: 512.4 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Marion County: 33,897.5 USD millionMarion County33,897.5Lake County: 9,318.4 USD millionLake County9,318.4Allen County: 8,633.8 USD millionAllen County8,633.8Hamilton County: 7,528.1 USD millionHamilton County7,528.1Elkhart County: 5,871.5 USD millionElkhart County5,871.5St. Joseph County: 5,618.9 USD millionSt. Joseph County5,618.9Vanderburgh County: 5,030.2 USD millionVanderburgh County5,030.2Tippecanoe County: 4,015.6 USD millionTippecanoe County4,015.6Monroe County: 2,809.5 USD millionMonroe County2,809.5Porter County: 2,756.5 USD millionPorter County2,756.5Bartholomew County: 2,721.9 USD millionBartholomew County2,721.9Hendricks County: 2,514 USD millionHendricks County2,514Clark County: 2,197.2 USD millionClark County2,197.2Kosciusko County: 2,193.4 USD millionKosciusko County2,193.4Vigo County: 2,043.5 USD millionVigo County2,043.5Johnson County: 2,011.9 USD millionJohnson County2,011.9Howard County: 1,951.4 USD millionHoward County1,951.4Delaware County: 1,919.4 USD millionDelaware County1,919.4LaPorte County: 1,714.8 USD millionLaPorte County1,714.8Madison County: 1,561.8 USD millionMadison County1,561.8Floyd County: 1,259.4 USD millionFloyd County1,259.4Dubois County: 1,231.3 USD millionDubois County1,231.3Wayne County: 1,184.4 USD millionWayne County1,184.4Boone County: 1,179.4 USD millionBoone County1,179.4Grant County: 1,142 USD millionGrant County1,142Gibson County: 1,065.8 USD millionGibson County1,065.8DeKalb County: 1,017.9 USD millionDeKalb County1,017.9Hancock County: 1,002.3 USD millionHancock County1,002.3Jackson County: 910.1 USD millionJackson County910.1Shelby County: 794.2 USD millionShelby County794.2Warrick County: 761.8 USD millionWarrick County761.8Noble County: 750.6 USD millionNoble County750.6Marshall County: 741.8 USD millionMarshall County741.8Knox County: 710.5 USD millionKnox County710.5Montgomery County: 688.9 USD millionMontgomery County688.9Morgan County: 603.6 USD millionMorgan County603.6Decatur County: 598.1 USD millionDecatur County598.1Dearborn County: 578.9 USD millionDearborn County578.9Steuben County: 571.3 USD millionSteuben County571.3Ripley County: 564.7 USD millionRipley County564.7Marion County: 33,897.5 USD millionMarion County33,897.5Lake County: 9,318.4 USD millionLake County9,318.4Allen County: 8,633.8 USD millionAllen County8,633.8Hamilton County: 7,528.1 USD millionHamilton County7,528.1Elkhart County: 5,871.5 USD millionElkhart County5,871.5St. Joseph County: 5,618.9 USD millionSt. Joseph County5,618.9Vanderburgh County: 5,030.2 USD millionVanderburgh County5,030.2Tippecanoe County: 4,015.6 USD millionTippecanoe County4,015.6Monroe County: 2,809.5 USD millionMonroe County2,809.5Porter County: 2,756.5 USD millionPorter County2,756.5Bartholomew County: 2,721.9 USD millionBartholomew County2,721.9Hendricks County: 2,514 USD millionHendricks County2,514Clark County: 2,197.2 USD millionClark County2,197.2Kosciusko County: 2,193.4 USD millionKosciusko County2,193.4Vigo County: 2,043.5 USD millionVigo County2,043.5Johnson County: 2,011.9 USD millionJohnson County2,011.9Howard County: 1,951.4 USD millionHoward County1,951.4Delaware County: 1,919.4 USD millionDelaware County1,919.4LaPorte County: 1,714.8 USD millionLaPorte County1,714.8Madison County: 1,561.8 USD millionMadison County1,561.8Floyd County: 1,259.4 USD millionFloyd County1,259.4Dubois County: 1,231.3 USD millionDubois County1,231.3Wayne County: 1,184.4 USD millionWayne County1,184.4Boone County: 1,179.4 USD millionBoone County1,179.4Grant County: 1,142 USD millionGrant County1,142Gibson County: 1,065.8 USD millionGibson County1,065.8DeKalb County: 1,017.9 USD millionDeKalb County1,017.9Hancock County: 1,002.3 USD millionHancock County1,002.3Jackson County: 910.1 USD millionJackson County910.1Shelby County: 794.2 USD millionShelby County794.2Warrick County: 761.8 USD millionWarrick County761.8Noble County: 750.6 USD millionNoble County750.6Marshall County: 741.8 USD millionMarshall County741.8Knox County: 710.5 USD millionKnox County710.5Montgomery County: 688.9 USD millionMontgomery County688.9Morgan County: 603.6 USD millionMorgan County603.6Decatur County: 598.1 USD millionDecatur County598.1Dearborn County: 578.9 USD millionDearborn County578.9Steuben County: 571.3 USD millionSteuben County571.3Ripley County: 564.7 USD millionRipley County564.7
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Marion County33,897.5+4.3%
2Lake County9,318.4+1.1%
3Allen County8,633.8+6.1%
4Hamilton County7,528.1+8.8%
5Elkhart County5,871.5+6.7%
6St. Joseph County5,618.9+5.8%
7Vanderburgh County5,030.2+5.1%
8Tippecanoe County4,015.6+5.6%
9Monroe County2,809.5+6.4%
10Porter County2,756.5+2.2%
11Bartholomew County2,721.9+6.2%
12Hendricks County2,514+12.1%
13Clark County2,197.2+8.4%
14Kosciusko County2,193.4+17.6%
15Vigo County2,043.5+2.4%
16Johnson County2,011.9+7.2%
17Howard County1,951.4+3.9%
18Delaware County1,919.4+4.9%
19LaPorte County1,714.8+1%
20Madison County1,561.8+4.9%
21Floyd County1,259.4+7.1%
22Dubois County1,231.3+4.9%
23Wayne County1,184.4+2.1%
24Boone County1,179.4+7.8%
25Grant County1,142+3.3%
26Gibson County1,065.8+3.8%
27DeKalb County1,017.9+5.7%
28Hancock County1,002.3+5.1%
29Jackson County910.1+5.9%
30Shelby County794.2+6.7%
31Warrick County761.8+3.8%
32Noble County750.6+3.4%
33Marshall County741.8+2.8%
34Knox County710.5+0.1%
35Montgomery County688.9+6.5%
36Morgan County603.6+6.2%
37Decatur County598.1+3.1%
38Dearborn County578.9+5.2%
39Steuben County571.3+6%
40Ripley County564.7+0.2%
41LaGrange County562.4+5.5%
42Huntington County554.6+3.2%
43Cass County551.6+2.2%
44Jefferson County520.6+4.7%
45Adams County517.8+4.5%
46Lawrence County515.9+6.2%
47Whitley County512.4+4.6%
48Martin County486.6+1.7%
49Putnam County484.1+6.7%
50Posey County482.9+5%
51Jasper County476.7+3.3%
52Clinton County455.9+2.3%
53Wabash County452.6-0.4%
54Henry County451.4+1.9%
55Daviess County430.7+4.6%
56Wells County420.5-3.3%
57Harrison County385.9+2.9%
58Miami County384.1+5.2%
59White County364.1+1.6%
60Jennings County291+2.7%
61Spencer County279.5+2.5%
62Clay County278.9+9.4%
63Jay County276.1-0.9%
64Scott County275.8+4.7%
65Perry County271+2.7%
66Randolph County269.3+3.6%
67Orange County267+4.5%
68Fulton County254.6+3.6%
69Sullivan County251-4.7%
70Fayette County242.1+1.9%
71Greene County235.4-0.7%
72Washington County218.1+3%
73Vermillion County208.7-2.7%
74Rush County203.3+5.3%
75Carroll County195.2+0.7%
76Owen County194.4+5.7%
77Tipton County191.1+7.2%
78Pulaski County188.1+5.1%
79Fountain County163.7-5.6%
80Pike County156.7-13.4%
81Franklin County156+2.4%
82Starke County153.9+5.7%
83Newton County136.6+1.2%
84Blackford County126.5+7.1%
85Parke County106.5+5.1%
86Benton County93.4+0.9%
87Brown County89.2+4.3%
88Switzerland County79.6+2.6%
89Warren County74.5+1%
90Crawford County68+5.1%
91Union County46.9+3.7%
92Ohio County45.2-0.5%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Marion County, with $33.9 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Ohio County, with $45.19 million in 2015.

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