Counties in Indiana by wages and salaries paid

Marion County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 92 counties in 2019, at $39.91 billion. Ohio County had the lowest, at $45.76 million. The median was $596.62 million and the figure for Indiana was $161.12 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest39,913Marion County
Lowest45.8Ohio County
Median596.692 counties
Indiana161,116.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 607.8 USD millionAllen County: 10,135.9 USD millionBartholomew County: 3,167.2 USD millionBenton County: 105.5 USD millionBlackford County: 124.8 USD millionBoone County: 1,570.9 USD millionBrown County: 95.9 USD millionCarroll County: 235.8 USD millionCass County: 623.9 USD millionClark County: 2,569 USD millionClay County: 306.9 USD millionClinton County: 508.5 USD millionCrawford County: 71.2 USD millionDaviess County: 525.3 USD millionDearborn County: 635.4 USD millionDecatur County: 727 USD millionDeKalb County: 1,174 USD millionDelaware County: 2,132.9 USD millionDubois County: 1,383.9 USD millionElkhart County: 7,006.5 USD millionFayette County: 261.9 USD millionFloyd County: 1,485.3 USD millionFountain County: 192.4 USD millionFranklin County: 173.7 USD millionFulton County: 277.5 USD millionGibson County: 1,206.5 USD millionGrant County: 1,229.8 USD millionGreene County: 261.6 USD millionHamilton County: 9,116.9 USD millionHancock County: 1,322.9 USD millionHarrison County: 445.2 USD millionHendricks County: 3,338.5 USD millionHenry County: 539.4 USD millionHoward County: 2,101.2 USD millionHuntington County: 597.4 USD millionJackson County: 1,121.9 USD millionJasper County: 506.4 USD millionJay County: 286.7 USD millionJefferson County: 562.4 USD millionJennings County: 337.7 USD millionJohnson County: 2,622.1 USD millionKnox County: 779.6 USD millionKosciusko County: 2,146 USD millionLaGrange County: 678.9 USD millionLake County: 10,250.9 USD millionLaPorte County: 1,884.7 USD millionLawrence County: 627.9 USD millionMadison County: 1,797.5 USD millionMarion County: 39,913 USD millionMarshall County: 787.5 USD millionMartin County: 595.9 USD millionMiami County: 406.5 USD millionMonroe County: 3,300.1 USD millionMontgomery County: 751.9 USD millionMorgan County: 690.3 USD millionNewton County: 142.9 USD millionNoble County: 828.7 USD millionOhio County: 45.8 USD millionOrange County: 297.6 USD millionOwen County: 237.1 USD millionParke County: 118.6 USD millionPerry County: 293.1 USD millionPike County: 150.8 USD millionPorter County: 3,190.8 USD millionPosey County: 564.4 USD millionPulaski County: 218.3 USD millionPutnam County: 569 USD millionRandolph County: 269.5 USD millionRipley County: 601 USD millionRush County: 224.8 USD millionSt. Joseph County: 6,470.6 USD millionScott County: 340.4 USD millionShelby County: 903.9 USD millionSpencer County: 317.8 USD millionStarke County: 162.4 USD millionSteuben County: 671.5 USD millionSullivan County: 288.1 USD millionSwitzerland County: 84.1 USD millionTippecanoe County: 4,759.1 USD millionTipton County: 273.3 USD millionUnion County: 50.6 USD millionVanderburgh County: 5,701.1 USD millionVermillion County: 241.7 USD millionVigo County: 2,227.3 USD millionWabash County: 501.7 USD millionWarren County: 88.1 USD millionWarrick County: 884.8 USD millionWashington County: 247.3 USD millionWayne County: 1,340.1 USD millionWells County: 470.5 USD millionWhite County: 403.4 USD millionWhitley County: 629.9 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Marion County: 39,913 USD millionMarion County39,913Lake County: 10,250.9 USD millionLake County10,250.9Allen County: 10,135.9 USD millionAllen County10,135.9Hamilton County: 9,116.9 USD millionHamilton County9,116.9Elkhart County: 7,006.5 USD millionElkhart County7,006.5St. Joseph County: 6,470.6 USD millionSt. Joseph County6,470.6Vanderburgh County: 5,701.1 USD millionVanderburgh County5,701.1Tippecanoe County: 4,759.1 USD millionTippecanoe County4,759.1Hendricks County: 3,338.5 USD millionHendricks County3,338.5Monroe County: 3,300.1 USD millionMonroe County3,300.1Porter County: 3,190.8 USD millionPorter County3,190.8Bartholomew County: 3,167.2 USD millionBartholomew County3,167.2Johnson County: 2,622.1 USD millionJohnson County2,622.1Clark County: 2,569 USD millionClark County2,569Vigo County: 2,227.3 USD millionVigo County2,227.3Kosciusko County: 2,146 USD millionKosciusko County2,146Delaware County: 2,132.9 USD millionDelaware County2,132.9Howard County: 2,101.2 USD millionHoward County2,101.2LaPorte County: 1,884.7 USD millionLaPorte County1,884.7Madison County: 1,797.5 USD millionMadison County1,797.5Boone County: 1,570.9 USD millionBoone County1,570.9Floyd County: 1,485.3 USD millionFloyd County1,485.3Dubois County: 1,383.9 USD millionDubois County1,383.9Wayne County: 1,340.1 USD millionWayne County1,340.1Hancock County: 1,322.9 USD millionHancock County1,322.9Grant County: 1,229.8 USD millionGrant County1,229.8Gibson County: 1,206.5 USD millionGibson County1,206.5DeKalb County: 1,174 USD millionDeKalb County1,174Jackson County: 1,121.9 USD millionJackson County1,121.9Shelby County: 903.9 USD millionShelby County903.9Warrick County: 884.8 USD millionWarrick County884.8Noble County: 828.7 USD millionNoble County828.7Marshall County: 787.5 USD millionMarshall County787.5Knox County: 779.6 USD millionKnox County779.6Montgomery County: 751.9 USD millionMontgomery County751.9Decatur County: 727 USD millionDecatur County727Morgan County: 690.3 USD millionMorgan County690.3LaGrange County: 678.9 USD millionLaGrange County678.9Steuben County: 671.5 USD millionSteuben County671.5Dearborn County: 635.4 USD millionDearborn County635.4Marion County: 39,913 USD millionMarion County39,913Lake County: 10,250.9 USD millionLake County10,250.9Allen County: 10,135.9 USD millionAllen County10,135.9Hamilton County: 9,116.9 USD millionHamilton County9,116.9Elkhart County: 7,006.5 USD millionElkhart County7,006.5St. Joseph County: 6,470.6 USD millionSt. Joseph County6,470.6Vanderburgh County: 5,701.1 USD millionVanderburgh County5,701.1Tippecanoe County: 4,759.1 USD millionTippecanoe County4,759.1Hendricks County: 3,338.5 USD millionHendricks County3,338.5Monroe County: 3,300.1 USD millionMonroe County3,300.1Porter County: 3,190.8 USD millionPorter County3,190.8Bartholomew County: 3,167.2 USD millionBartholomew County3,167.2Johnson County: 2,622.1 USD millionJohnson County2,622.1Clark County: 2,569 USD millionClark County2,569Vigo County: 2,227.3 USD millionVigo County2,227.3Kosciusko County: 2,146 USD millionKosciusko County2,146Delaware County: 2,132.9 USD millionDelaware County2,132.9Howard County: 2,101.2 USD millionHoward County2,101.2LaPorte County: 1,884.7 USD millionLaPorte County1,884.7Madison County: 1,797.5 USD millionMadison County1,797.5Boone County: 1,570.9 USD millionBoone County1,570.9Floyd County: 1,485.3 USD millionFloyd County1,485.3Dubois County: 1,383.9 USD millionDubois County1,383.9Wayne County: 1,340.1 USD millionWayne County1,340.1Hancock County: 1,322.9 USD millionHancock County1,322.9Grant County: 1,229.8 USD millionGrant County1,229.8Gibson County: 1,206.5 USD millionGibson County1,206.5DeKalb County: 1,174 USD millionDeKalb County1,174Jackson County: 1,121.9 USD millionJackson County1,121.9Shelby County: 903.9 USD millionShelby County903.9Warrick County: 884.8 USD millionWarrick County884.8Noble County: 828.7 USD millionNoble County828.7Marshall County: 787.5 USD millionMarshall County787.5Knox County: 779.6 USD millionKnox County779.6Montgomery County: 751.9 USD millionMontgomery County751.9Decatur County: 727 USD millionDecatur County727Morgan County: 690.3 USD millionMorgan County690.3LaGrange County: 678.9 USD millionLaGrange County678.9Steuben County: 671.5 USD millionSteuben County671.5Dearborn County: 635.4 USD millionDearborn County635.4
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Marion County39,913+4.4%
2Lake County10,250.9+2.1%
3Allen County10,135.9+4.2%
4Hamilton County9,116.9+4.4%
5Elkhart County7,006.5-4.7%
6St. Joseph County6,470.6+3.8%
7Vanderburgh County5,701.1+5%
8Tippecanoe County4,759.1+0.8%
9Hendricks County3,338.5+5.7%
10Monroe County3,300.1+4.3%
11Porter County3,190.8+3.3%
12Bartholomew County3,167.2+2.4%
13Johnson County2,622.1+4.6%
14Clark County2,569+4.4%
15Vigo County2,227.3+1.8%
16Kosciusko County2,146+3.2%
17Delaware County2,132.9+5%
18Howard County2,101.2+2.3%
19LaPorte County1,884.7+1.7%
20Madison County1,797.5+1.8%
21Boone County1,570.9+8.2%
22Floyd County1,485.3+4.1%
23Dubois County1,383.9+2.8%
24Wayne County1,340.1+1.2%
25Hancock County1,322.9+9.7%
26Grant County1,229.8+1.4%
27Gibson County1,206.5+2.4%
28DeKalb County1,174+1%
29Jackson County1,121.9+5.9%
30Shelby County903.9+2.2%
31Warrick County884.8+4.2%
32Noble County828.7+1.8%
33Marshall County787.5+1.4%
34Knox County779.6+1.5%
35Montgomery County751.9+1.1%
36Decatur County727+2%
37Morgan County690.3+1.5%
38LaGrange County678.9-5.2%
39Steuben County671.5+3.3%
40Dearborn County635.4+3.4%
41Whitley County629.9+5.4%
42Lawrence County627.9+3.9%
43Cass County623.9+2.4%
44Adams County607.8+2.1%
45Ripley County601+2.5%
46Huntington County597.4+0.4%
47Martin County595.9+8.3%
48Putnam County569+2%
49Posey County564.4+4.5%
50Jefferson County562.4+2.5%
51Henry County539.4+1.9%
52Daviess County525.3+5.3%
53Clinton County508.5+2%
54Jasper County506.4-1.3%
55Wabash County501.7+1.5%
56Wells County470.5+2.3%
57Harrison County445.2+1.3%
58Miami County406.5-1%
59White County403.4+3.1%
60Scott County340.4+1.5%
61Jennings County337.7+4.5%
62Spencer County317.8+4.7%
63Clay County306.9+1.7%
64Orange County297.6+1.1%
65Perry County293.1+1.1%
66Sullivan County288.1+13%
67Jay County286.7-2.2%
68Fulton County277.5+3.2%
69Tipton County273.3-5.5%
70Randolph County269.5+1%
71Fayette County261.9+0.2%
72Greene County261.6-0.1%
73Washington County247.3+2.1%
74Vermillion County241.7+10.2%
75Owen County237.1+9.8%
76Carroll County235.8+5.9%
77Rush County224.8+2.1%
78Pulaski County218.3+3.7%
79Fountain County192.4+3.4%
80Franklin County173.7+0.9%
81Starke County162.4-2.2%
82Pike County150.8+1.2%
83Newton County142.9-1.4%
84Blackford County124.8-8.5%
85Parke County118.6+3.4%
86Benton County105.5-6%
87Brown County95.9+2.7%
88Warren County88.1+3.5%
89Switzerland County84.1-9.1%
90Crawford County71.2-0.6%
91Union County50.6+2.1%
92Ohio County45.8-0.9%

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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 $39.91 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Ohio County, with $45.76 million in 2019.

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