Nurse salary in Indiana: what each kind of nurse earns.
There is no single nurse wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of nurse in Indiana, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$65,720 – $128,830
Range of medians across the 4 nurse occupations BLS publishes for Indiana. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “nurse” wage for Indiana. Across the 4 nurse occupations with a published May 2025 median in Indiana, median annual pay ran from $65,720 (licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses) to $128,830 (nurse practitioners). Registered nurses, the largest of them in Indiana (68,980 employed), earned a median of $83,500, compared with $97,550 nationally.
Nurses in Indiana at a glance
Registered nurses are the largest nurse occupation with a published median in Indiana, with 68,980 employed and a median annual wage of $83,500 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the nurse occupations with a published median in Indiana, nurse practitioners had the highest: $128,830 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
1 of the 4 nurse occupations with a published median in Indiana were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of nurse earns in Indiana
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Indiana | Median hourly | Employed in Indiana | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | $128,830 | $61.94 | 7,450 | $132,300 | -3% vs national |
| Nurse Midwives | $101,630 | $48.86 | 170 | $134,040 | -24% vs national |
| Registered Nurses | $83,500 | $40.14 | 68,980 | $97,550 | -14% vs national |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $65,720 | $31.60 | 14,480 | $64,400 | +2% vs national |
Data The other 1 nurse occupation on the national page, and what BLS publishes for Indiana:
- BLS publishes employment but no wage estimate: Nurse Anesthetists (600 employed).
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Indiana, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Nurses page. BLS publishes no nurse-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Indiana.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).