Counties in Indiana by wages and salaries paid

Marion County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 92 counties in 2020, at $40.35 billion. Ohio County had the lowest, at $42.99 million. The median was $604.84 million and the figure for Indiana was $162.83 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest40,348.3Marion County
Lowest43Ohio County
Median604.892 counties
Indiana162,834.3History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 609.6 USD millionAllen County: 10,291.8 USD millionBartholomew County: 3,012.6 USD millionBenton County: 105.8 USD millionBlackford County: 123.5 USD millionBoone County: 1,858.3 USD millionBrown County: 95.7 USD millionCarroll County: 258.2 USD millionCass County: 641.7 USD millionClark County: 2,692.2 USD millionClay County: 304.7 USD millionClinton County: 527 USD millionCrawford County: 77.9 USD millionDaviess County: 566.9 USD millionDearborn County: 658.4 USD millionDecatur County: 715.1 USD millionDeKalb County: 1,156.6 USD millionDelaware County: 2,179.4 USD millionDubois County: 1,367.6 USD millionElkhart County: 7,178.9 USD millionFayette County: 268.1 USD millionFloyd County: 1,494.9 USD millionFountain County: 187.9 USD millionFranklin County: 168.7 USD millionFulton County: 280.4 USD millionGibson County: 1,179.1 USD millionGrant County: 1,233.2 USD millionGreene County: 268 USD millionHamilton County: 9,544.7 USD millionHancock County: 1,351.4 USD millionHarrison County: 452.6 USD millionHendricks County: 3,610.2 USD millionHenry County: 549.5 USD millionHoward County: 1,934.3 USD millionHuntington County: 600.1 USD millionJackson County: 1,125.6 USD millionJasper County: 518.6 USD millionJay County: 286.3 USD millionJefferson County: 565.1 USD millionJennings County: 345.6 USD millionJohnson County: 2,764.3 USD millionKnox County: 795.3 USD millionKosciusko County: 2,123.2 USD millionLaGrange County: 678 USD millionLake County: 10,022.4 USD millionLaPorte County: 1,901 USD millionLawrence County: 636.4 USD millionMadison County: 1,848 USD millionMarion County: 40,348.3 USD millionMarshall County: 800.3 USD millionMartin County: 620.5 USD millionMiami County: 412.1 USD millionMonroe County: 3,466.5 USD millionMontgomery County: 760.8 USD millionMorgan County: 719 USD millionNewton County: 145.1 USD millionNoble County: 786.2 USD millionOhio County: 43 USD millionOrange County: 286.6 USD millionOwen County: 243.1 USD millionParke County: 126 USD millionPerry County: 283.1 USD millionPike County: 170.5 USD millionPorter County: 3,068.6 USD millionPosey County: 568.9 USD millionPulaski County: 224.3 USD millionPutnam County: 568.8 USD millionRandolph County: 288.9 USD millionRipley County: 656.8 USD millionRush County: 216.1 USD millionSt. Joseph County: 6,429.7 USD millionScott County: 348.2 USD millionShelby County: 876.9 USD millionSpencer County: 309.9 USD millionStarke County: 166.6 USD millionSteuben County: 670.5 USD millionSullivan County: 272.7 USD millionSwitzerland County: 74.1 USD millionTippecanoe County: 4,698.5 USD millionTipton County: 265.1 USD millionUnion County: 49.8 USD millionVanderburgh County: 5,596.2 USD millionVermillion County: 234.3 USD millionVigo County: 2,244.7 USD millionWabash County: 507.9 USD millionWarren County: 87.5 USD millionWarrick County: 918.4 USD millionWashington County: 242.8 USD millionWayne County: 1,337.2 USD millionWells County: 476.4 USD millionWhite County: 422.5 USD millionWhitley County: 645.8 USD million
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USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

Marion County: 40,348.3 USD millionMarion County40,348.3Allen County: 10,291.8 USD millionAllen County10,291.8Lake County: 10,022.4 USD millionLake County10,022.4Hamilton County: 9,544.7 USD millionHamilton County9,544.7Elkhart County: 7,178.9 USD millionElkhart County7,178.9St. Joseph County: 6,429.7 USD millionSt. Joseph County6,429.7Vanderburgh County: 5,596.2 USD millionVanderburgh County5,596.2Tippecanoe County: 4,698.5 USD millionTippecanoe County4,698.5Hendricks County: 3,610.2 USD millionHendricks County3,610.2Monroe County: 3,466.5 USD millionMonroe County3,466.5Porter County: 3,068.6 USD millionPorter County3,068.6Bartholomew County: 3,012.6 USD millionBartholomew County3,012.6Johnson County: 2,764.3 USD millionJohnson County2,764.3Clark County: 2,692.2 USD millionClark County2,692.2Vigo County: 2,244.7 USD millionVigo County2,244.7Delaware County: 2,179.4 USD millionDelaware County2,179.4Kosciusko County: 2,123.2 USD millionKosciusko County2,123.2Howard County: 1,934.3 USD millionHoward County1,934.3LaPorte County: 1,901 USD millionLaPorte County1,901Boone County: 1,858.3 USD millionBoone County1,858.3Madison County: 1,848 USD millionMadison County1,848Floyd County: 1,494.9 USD millionFloyd County1,494.9Dubois County: 1,367.6 USD millionDubois County1,367.6Hancock County: 1,351.4 USD millionHancock County1,351.4Wayne County: 1,337.2 USD millionWayne County1,337.2Grant County: 1,233.2 USD millionGrant County1,233.2Gibson County: 1,179.1 USD millionGibson County1,179.1DeKalb County: 1,156.6 USD millionDeKalb County1,156.6Jackson County: 1,125.6 USD millionJackson County1,125.6Warrick County: 918.4 USD millionWarrick County918.4Shelby County: 876.9 USD millionShelby County876.9Marshall County: 800.3 USD millionMarshall County800.3Knox County: 795.3 USD millionKnox County795.3Noble County: 786.2 USD millionNoble County786.2Montgomery County: 760.8 USD millionMontgomery County760.8Morgan County: 719 USD millionMorgan County719Decatur County: 715.1 USD millionDecatur County715.1LaGrange County: 678 USD millionLaGrange County678Steuben County: 670.5 USD millionSteuben County670.5Dearborn County: 658.4 USD millionDearborn County658.4Marion County: 40,348.3 USD millionMarion County40,348.3Allen County: 10,291.8 USD millionAllen County10,291.8Lake County: 10,022.4 USD millionLake County10,022.4Hamilton County: 9,544.7 USD millionHamilton County9,544.7Elkhart County: 7,178.9 USD millionElkhart County7,178.9St. Joseph County: 6,429.7 USD millionSt. Joseph County6,429.7Vanderburgh County: 5,596.2 USD millionVanderburgh County5,596.2Tippecanoe County: 4,698.5 USD millionTippecanoe County4,698.5Hendricks County: 3,610.2 USD millionHendricks County3,610.2Monroe County: 3,466.5 USD millionMonroe County3,466.5Porter County: 3,068.6 USD millionPorter County3,068.6Bartholomew County: 3,012.6 USD millionBartholomew County3,012.6Johnson County: 2,764.3 USD millionJohnson County2,764.3Clark County: 2,692.2 USD millionClark County2,692.2Vigo County: 2,244.7 USD millionVigo County2,244.7Delaware County: 2,179.4 USD millionDelaware County2,179.4Kosciusko County: 2,123.2 USD millionKosciusko County2,123.2Howard County: 1,934.3 USD millionHoward County1,934.3LaPorte County: 1,901 USD millionLaPorte County1,901Boone County: 1,858.3 USD millionBoone County1,858.3Madison County: 1,848 USD millionMadison County1,848Floyd County: 1,494.9 USD millionFloyd County1,494.9Dubois County: 1,367.6 USD millionDubois County1,367.6Hancock County: 1,351.4 USD millionHancock County1,351.4Wayne County: 1,337.2 USD millionWayne County1,337.2Grant County: 1,233.2 USD millionGrant County1,233.2Gibson County: 1,179.1 USD millionGibson County1,179.1DeKalb County: 1,156.6 USD millionDeKalb County1,156.6Jackson County: 1,125.6 USD millionJackson County1,125.6Warrick County: 918.4 USD millionWarrick County918.4Shelby County: 876.9 USD millionShelby County876.9Marshall County: 800.3 USD millionMarshall County800.3Knox County: 795.3 USD millionKnox County795.3Noble County: 786.2 USD millionNoble County786.2Montgomery County: 760.8 USD millionMontgomery County760.8Morgan County: 719 USD millionMorgan County719Decatur County: 715.1 USD millionDecatur County715.1LaGrange County: 678 USD millionLaGrange County678Steuben County: 670.5 USD millionSteuben County670.5Dearborn County: 658.4 USD millionDearborn County658.4
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

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Marion County40,348.3+1.1%
2Allen County10,291.8+1.5%
3Lake County10,022.4-2.2%
4Hamilton County9,544.7+4.7%
5Elkhart County7,178.9+2.5%
6St. Joseph County6,429.7-0.6%
7Vanderburgh County5,596.2-1.8%
8Tippecanoe County4,698.5-1.3%
9Hendricks County3,610.2+8.1%
10Monroe County3,466.5+5%
11Porter County3,068.6-3.8%
12Bartholomew County3,012.6-4.9%
13Johnson County2,764.3+5.4%
14Clark County2,692.2+4.8%
15Vigo County2,244.7+0.8%
16Delaware County2,179.4+2.2%
17Kosciusko County2,123.2-1.1%
18Howard County1,934.3-7.9%
19LaPorte County1,901+0.9%
20Boone County1,858.3+18.3%
21Madison County1,848+2.8%
22Floyd County1,494.9+0.6%
23Dubois County1,367.6-1.2%
24Hancock County1,351.4+2.2%
25Wayne County1,337.2-0.2%
26Grant County1,233.2+0.3%
27Gibson County1,179.1-2.3%
28DeKalb County1,156.6-1.5%
29Jackson County1,125.6+0.3%
30Warrick County918.4+3.8%
31Shelby County876.9-3%
32Marshall County800.3+1.6%
33Knox County795.3+2%
34Noble County786.2-5.1%
35Montgomery County760.8+1.2%
36Morgan County719+4.2%
37Decatur County715.1-1.6%
38LaGrange County678-0.1%
39Steuben County670.5-0.2%
40Dearborn County658.4+3.6%
41Ripley County656.8+9.3%
42Whitley County645.8+2.5%
43Cass County641.7+2.8%
44Lawrence County636.4+1.4%
45Martin County620.5+4.1%
46Adams County609.6+0.3%
47Huntington County600.1+0.5%
48Posey County568.9+0.8%
49Putnam County568.8-0%
50Daviess County566.9+7.9%
51Jefferson County565.1+0.5%
52Henry County549.5+1.9%
53Clinton County527+3.6%
54Jasper County518.6+2.4%
55Wabash County507.9+1.2%
56Wells County476.4+1.3%
57Harrison County452.6+1.7%
58White County422.5+4.7%
59Miami County412.1+1.4%
60Scott County348.2+2.3%
61Jennings County345.6+2.3%
62Spencer County309.9-2.5%
63Clay County304.7-0.7%
64Randolph County288.9+7.2%
65Orange County286.6-3.7%
66Jay County286.3-0.2%
67Perry County283.1-3.4%
68Fulton County280.4+1.1%
69Sullivan County272.7-5.3%
70Fayette County268.1+2.3%
71Greene County268+2.4%
72Tipton County265.1-3%
73Carroll County258.2+9.5%
74Owen County243.1+2.5%
75Washington County242.8-1.8%
76Vermillion County234.3-3%
77Pulaski County224.3+2.8%
78Rush County216.1-3.9%
79Fountain County187.9-2.4%
80Pike County170.5+13.1%
81Franklin County168.7-2.9%
82Starke County166.6+2.5%
83Newton County145.1+1.6%
84Parke County126+6.2%
85Blackford County123.5-1.1%
86Benton County105.8+0.2%
87Brown County95.7-0.2%
88Warren County87.5-0.6%
89Crawford County77.9+9.5%
90Switzerland County74.1-11.9%
91Union County49.8-1.6%
92Ohio County43-6.1%

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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 $40.35 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Ohio County, with $42.99 million in 2020.

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