Counties in Indiana by wages and salaries paid

Marion County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 92 counties in 2016, at $35.15 billion. Ohio County had the lowest, at $45.03 million. The median was $524.56 million and the figure for Indiana was $142.96 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest35,149.7Marion County
Lowest45Ohio County
Median524.692 counties
Indiana142,958.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 529.5 USD millionAllen County: 8,819 USD millionBartholomew County: 2,748.4 USD millionBenton County: 93.8 USD millionBlackford County: 125.2 USD millionBoone County: 1,236.1 USD millionBrown County: 93.4 USD millionCarroll County: 196.1 USD millionCass County: 566.8 USD millionClark County: 2,330.6 USD millionClay County: 281.1 USD millionClinton County: 461.9 USD millionCrawford County: 68.1 USD millionDaviess County: 445.5 USD millionDearborn County: 580.7 USD millionDecatur County: 641.5 USD millionDeKalb County: 1,026.4 USD millionDelaware County: 1,926.7 USD millionDubois County: 1,264.5 USD millionElkhart County: 6,369.1 USD millionFayette County: 248.9 USD millionFloyd County: 1,342 USD millionFountain County: 164.1 USD millionFranklin County: 162 USD millionFulton County: 250 USD millionGibson County: 1,111.3 USD millionGrant County: 1,147.3 USD millionGreene County: 233.7 USD millionHamilton County: 7,917.8 USD millionHancock County: 1,069.1 USD millionHarrison County: 409.1 USD millionHendricks County: 2,670.2 USD millionHenry County: 467.3 USD millionHoward County: 1,983.2 USD millionHuntington County: 559.5 USD millionJackson County: 960.7 USD millionJasper County: 489.6 USD millionJay County: 277.7 USD millionJefferson County: 523.2 USD millionJennings County: 292 USD millionJohnson County: 2,134.3 USD millionKnox County: 731.2 USD millionKosciusko County: 1,926.8 USD millionLaGrange County: 595.5 USD millionLake County: 9,374.4 USD millionLaPorte County: 1,733.7 USD millionLawrence County: 537.5 USD millionMadison County: 1,614.5 USD millionMarion County: 35,149.7 USD millionMarshall County: 758.3 USD millionMartin County: 501 USD millionMiami County: 391.1 USD millionMonroe County: 2,908.6 USD millionMontgomery County: 693.5 USD millionMorgan County: 690.5 USD millionNewton County: 138.4 USD millionNoble County: 748.2 USD millionOhio County: 45 USD millionOrange County: 282.8 USD millionOwen County: 200.9 USD millionParke County: 114.5 USD millionPerry County: 278.2 USD millionPike County: 153.5 USD millionPorter County: 2,809 USD millionPosey County: 483.6 USD millionPulaski County: 189.6 USD millionPutnam County: 520.6 USD millionRandolph County: 269.7 USD millionRipley County: 578.3 USD millionRush County: 202.7 USD millionSt. Joseph County: 5,847.2 USD millionScott County: 303.8 USD millionShelby County: 826.8 USD millionSpencer County: 280.8 USD millionStarke County: 157.5 USD millionSteuben County: 578.7 USD millionSullivan County: 237.1 USD millionSwitzerland County: 82.2 USD millionTippecanoe County: 4,144.3 USD millionTipton County: 191.6 USD millionUnion County: 46.8 USD millionVanderburgh County: 5,055.2 USD millionVermillion County: 212.4 USD millionVigo County: 2,083.8 USD millionWabash County: 462 USD millionWarren County: 75.3 USD millionWarrick County: 773.3 USD millionWashington County: 223.8 USD millionWayne County: 1,215.5 USD millionWells County: 425.6 USD millionWhite County: 370.7 USD millionWhitley County: 525.9 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Marion County: 35,149.7 USD millionMarion County35,149.7Lake County: 9,374.4 USD millionLake County9,374.4Allen County: 8,819 USD millionAllen County8,819Hamilton County: 7,917.8 USD millionHamilton County7,917.8Elkhart County: 6,369.1 USD millionElkhart County6,369.1St. Joseph County: 5,847.2 USD millionSt. Joseph County5,847.2Vanderburgh County: 5,055.2 USD millionVanderburgh County5,055.2Tippecanoe County: 4,144.3 USD millionTippecanoe County4,144.3Monroe County: 2,908.6 USD millionMonroe County2,908.6Porter County: 2,809 USD millionPorter County2,809Bartholomew County: 2,748.4 USD millionBartholomew County2,748.4Hendricks County: 2,670.2 USD millionHendricks County2,670.2Clark County: 2,330.6 USD millionClark County2,330.6Johnson County: 2,134.3 USD millionJohnson County2,134.3Vigo County: 2,083.8 USD millionVigo County2,083.8Howard County: 1,983.2 USD millionHoward County1,983.2Kosciusko County: 1,926.8 USD millionKosciusko County1,926.8Delaware County: 1,926.7 USD millionDelaware County1,926.7LaPorte County: 1,733.7 USD millionLaPorte County1,733.7Madison County: 1,614.5 USD millionMadison County1,614.5Floyd County: 1,342 USD millionFloyd County1,342Dubois County: 1,264.5 USD millionDubois County1,264.5Boone County: 1,236.1 USD millionBoone County1,236.1Wayne County: 1,215.5 USD millionWayne County1,215.5Grant County: 1,147.3 USD millionGrant County1,147.3Gibson County: 1,111.3 USD millionGibson County1,111.3Hancock County: 1,069.1 USD millionHancock County1,069.1DeKalb County: 1,026.4 USD millionDeKalb County1,026.4Jackson County: 960.7 USD millionJackson County960.7Shelby County: 826.8 USD millionShelby County826.8Warrick County: 773.3 USD millionWarrick County773.3Marshall County: 758.3 USD millionMarshall County758.3Noble County: 748.2 USD millionNoble County748.2Knox County: 731.2 USD millionKnox County731.2Montgomery County: 693.5 USD millionMontgomery County693.5Morgan County: 690.5 USD millionMorgan County690.5Decatur County: 641.5 USD millionDecatur County641.5LaGrange County: 595.5 USD millionLaGrange County595.5Dearborn County: 580.7 USD millionDearborn County580.7Steuben County: 578.7 USD millionSteuben County578.7Marion County: 35,149.7 USD millionMarion County35,149.7Lake County: 9,374.4 USD millionLake County9,374.4Allen County: 8,819 USD millionAllen County8,819Hamilton County: 7,917.8 USD millionHamilton County7,917.8Elkhart County: 6,369.1 USD millionElkhart County6,369.1St. Joseph County: 5,847.2 USD millionSt. Joseph County5,847.2Vanderburgh County: 5,055.2 USD millionVanderburgh County5,055.2Tippecanoe County: 4,144.3 USD millionTippecanoe County4,144.3Monroe County: 2,908.6 USD millionMonroe County2,908.6Porter County: 2,809 USD millionPorter County2,809Bartholomew County: 2,748.4 USD millionBartholomew County2,748.4Hendricks County: 2,670.2 USD millionHendricks County2,670.2Clark County: 2,330.6 USD millionClark County2,330.6Johnson County: 2,134.3 USD millionJohnson County2,134.3Vigo County: 2,083.8 USD millionVigo County2,083.8Howard County: 1,983.2 USD millionHoward County1,983.2Kosciusko County: 1,926.8 USD millionKosciusko County1,926.8Delaware County: 1,926.7 USD millionDelaware County1,926.7LaPorte County: 1,733.7 USD millionLaPorte County1,733.7Madison County: 1,614.5 USD millionMadison County1,614.5Floyd County: 1,342 USD millionFloyd County1,342Dubois County: 1,264.5 USD millionDubois County1,264.5Boone County: 1,236.1 USD millionBoone County1,236.1Wayne County: 1,215.5 USD millionWayne County1,215.5Grant County: 1,147.3 USD millionGrant County1,147.3Gibson County: 1,111.3 USD millionGibson County1,111.3Hancock County: 1,069.1 USD millionHancock County1,069.1DeKalb County: 1,026.4 USD millionDeKalb County1,026.4Jackson County: 960.7 USD millionJackson County960.7Shelby County: 826.8 USD millionShelby County826.8Warrick County: 773.3 USD millionWarrick County773.3Marshall County: 758.3 USD millionMarshall County758.3Noble County: 748.2 USD millionNoble County748.2Knox County: 731.2 USD millionKnox County731.2Montgomery County: 693.5 USD millionMontgomery County693.5Morgan County: 690.5 USD millionMorgan County690.5Decatur County: 641.5 USD millionDecatur County641.5LaGrange County: 595.5 USD millionLaGrange County595.5Dearborn County: 580.7 USD millionDearborn County580.7Steuben County: 578.7 USD millionSteuben County578.7
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Marion County35,149.7+3.7%
2Lake County9,374.4+0.6%
3Allen County8,819+2.1%
4Hamilton County7,917.8+5.2%
5Elkhart County6,369.1+8.5%
6St. Joseph County5,847.2+4.1%
7Vanderburgh County5,055.2+0.5%
8Tippecanoe County4,144.3+3.2%
9Monroe County2,908.6+3.5%
10Porter County2,809+1.9%
11Bartholomew County2,748.4+1%
12Hendricks County2,670.2+6.2%
13Clark County2,330.6+6.1%
14Johnson County2,134.3+6.1%
15Vigo County2,083.8+2%
16Howard County1,983.2+1.6%
17Kosciusko County1,926.8-12.2%
18Delaware County1,926.7+0.4%
19LaPorte County1,733.7+1.1%
20Madison County1,614.5+3.4%
21Floyd County1,342+6.6%
22Dubois County1,264.5+2.7%
23Boone County1,236.1+4.8%
24Wayne County1,215.5+2.6%
25Grant County1,147.3+0.5%
26Gibson County1,111.3+4.3%
27Hancock County1,069.1+6.7%
28DeKalb County1,026.4+0.8%
29Jackson County960.7+5.6%
30Shelby County826.8+4.1%
31Warrick County773.3+1.5%
32Marshall County758.3+2.2%
33Noble County748.2-0.3%
34Knox County731.2+2.9%
35Montgomery County693.5+0.7%
36Morgan County690.5+14.4%
37Decatur County641.5+7.3%
38LaGrange County595.5+5.9%
39Dearborn County580.7+0.3%
40Steuben County578.7+1.3%
41Ripley County578.3+2.4%
42Cass County566.8+2.7%
43Huntington County559.5+0.9%
44Lawrence County537.5+4.2%
45Adams County529.5+2.3%
46Whitley County525.9+2.6%
47Jefferson County523.2+0.5%
48Putnam County520.6+7.5%
49Martin County501+3%
50Jasper County489.6+2.7%
51Posey County483.6+0.1%
52Henry County467.3+3.5%
53Wabash County462+2.1%
54Clinton County461.9+1.3%
55Daviess County445.5+3.4%
56Wells County425.6+1.2%
57Harrison County409.1+6%
58Miami County391.1+1.8%
59White County370.7+1.8%
60Scott County303.8+10.2%
61Jennings County292+0.3%
62Orange County282.8+5.9%
63Clay County281.1+0.8%
64Spencer County280.8+0.5%
65Perry County278.2+2.7%
66Jay County277.7+0.6%
67Randolph County269.7+0.1%
68Fulton County250-1.8%
69Fayette County248.9+2.8%
70Sullivan County237.1-5.6%
71Greene County233.7-0.7%
72Washington County223.8+2.6%
73Vermillion County212.4+1.8%
74Rush County202.7-0.3%
75Owen County200.9+3.3%
76Carroll County196.1+0.4%
77Tipton County191.6+0.3%
78Pulaski County189.6+0.8%
79Fountain County164.1+0.2%
80Franklin County162+3.9%
81Starke County157.5+2.3%
82Pike County153.5-2%
83Newton County138.4+1.3%
84Blackford County125.2-1%
85Parke County114.5+7.5%
86Benton County93.8+0.5%
87Brown County93.4+4.6%
88Switzerland County82.2+3.3%
89Warren County75.3+1.1%
90Crawford County68.1+0.2%
91Union County46.8-0.2%
92Ohio County45-0.4%

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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 $35.15 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Ohio County, with $45.03 million in 2016.

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