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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Indiana

Indiana sits in the lowest third of reporting jurisdictions at $52,427 (#42 of 49). According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Indiana.

$52,427
Est. state avg salary

Well below benchmark

-25.4%
vs national
#42
National rank
291
Districts

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$52,427/year (est.)

Indiana sits in the lowest third of reporting jurisdictions at $52,427 (#42 of 49). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,427, materially below the national average of $70,245, ranking #42 of 49, across 289 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third estimated pay: Indiana sits in the lowest third of reporting jurisdictions at $52,427 (#42 of 49).
  • lower third nationally (#42 of 49)
  • Indiana ranks #42 of 49 on the salary estimate and #14 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $44,265 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • -25.4% vs the national average
  • +13.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #42 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 92.1)

Indiana sits in the lower third for estimated pay

Across 289 reliable-salary districts, the average estimate is $52,427: #42 of 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate, and 25.4% below the national benchmark of $70,245.

The rank compares the same F-33-derived district measure nationwide. It does not include benefits, experience steps, taxes, or local living costs; use it as a relative state placement rather than an exact paycheck.

Indiana purchasing-power check on lower-third pay

Indiana's nominal average teacher salary ranks #42 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (92.1, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $61,239, ranking #42 of 49 , unchanged from the nominal rank. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Indiana in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$52,427 14th percentile higher than 14% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Indiana's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$53,296 13.850073408800858% vs FY2019
288 districts held in the panel
$46,000$48,000$50,000$52,000$54,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Indiana est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $46,813Indiana est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $47,908Indiana est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $50,164Indiana est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $50,436Indiana est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $53,296 $46,813 $53,296 ▲ +13.8%
Read the chart as text
Period Indiana est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $46,813
FY2020 $47,908
FY2021 $50,164
FY2022 $50,436
FY2023 $53,296

Highest-paying districts in Indiana

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Gary Community School Corp leads Indiana on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $76,828

Gary Community School Corp

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $74,263

DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $73,478

Indianapolis Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Gary Community School Corp $76,828 4,076 $30,561
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist $74,263 1,235 $32,890
Indianapolis Public Schools $73,478 22,027 $30,899
MSD Wayne Township $71,821 16,017 $20,127
Crown Point Community School Corp $70,535 9,064 $15,054
Hamilton Southeastern Schools $68,659 21,612 $14,681
Carmel Clay Schools $68,617 16,072 $17,046
School Town of Speedway $67,731 1,864 $15,158
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp $66,867 11,212 $14,603
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs $66,783 3,273 $15,157
South Gibson School Corporation $64,975 2,110 $15,313
MSD Lawrence Township $64,563 16,414 $14,474
Noblesville Schools $64,095 10,578 $13,704
Beech Grove City Schools $64,018 2,843 $17,071
Lake Central School Corporation $64,004 9,293 $15,488
Fremont Community Schools $63,500 985 $18,122
Portage Township Schools $63,287 6,742 $15,029
Anderson Community School Corp $62,798 6,196 $17,128
Westfield-Washington Schools $62,619 9,180 $18,506
MSD Pike Township $62,161 10,683 $17,210
West Washington School Corp $62,113 934 $14,154
Madison Consolidated Schools $62,102 2,705 $16,932
Mooresville Con School Corp $61,944 4,356 $13,345
Avon Community School Corp $61,623 10,542 $16,699
Brownsburg Community School Corp $61,339 10,172 $17,151
School Town of Munster $61,268 4,136 $16,637
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp $61,131 3,825 $15,076
MSD Southwest Allen County Schls $61,027 7,853 $12,909
West Lafayette Com School Corp $60,799 2,420 $17,221
MSD Washington Township $60,503 10,512 $25,292
Griffith Public Schools $60,349 1,966 $17,565
Seymour Community Schools $60,288 5,343 $13,861
Duneland School Corporation $60,003 5,724 $20,204
Perry Township Schools $59,880 16,222 $16,236
Michigan City Area Schools $59,861 5,193 $17,842
Warrick County School Corp $59,275 10,122 $13,273
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp $59,162 11,360 $13,938
Valparaiso Community Schools $59,129 6,382 $15,318
Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp $58,996 6,371 $15,784
South Madison Com Sch Corp $58,813 4,456 $13,080
Hanover Community School Corp $58,799 2,734 $14,986
LaPorte Community School Corp $58,657 6,227 $17,441
East Allen County Schools $58,643 10,027 $14,557
Elkhart Community Schools $58,530 11,318 $17,301
Danville Community School Corp $58,527 2,631 $16,649
Peru Community Schools $58,384 1,856 $14,497
Center Grove Community School Corp $58,358 9,537 $17,061
Monroe County Community Sch Corp $58,331 10,510 $17,435
C A Beard Memorial School Corp $58,209 1,068 $14,868
MSD Decatur Township $58,201 6,709 $16,950
MSD Warren County $58,115 1,388 $16,316
North West Hendricks Schools $58,036 1,966 $17,600
Plainfield Community School Corp $57,957 5,854 $14,125
Greenfield-Central Com Schools $57,864 4,393 $15,590
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp $57,650 3,863 $12,593
Middlebury Community Schools $57,610 4,231 $15,522
Lebanon Community School Corp $57,594 3,486 $17,753
Fayette County School Corporation $57,460 3,253 $15,941
New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch $57,398 11,270 $17,240
Shenandoah School Corporation $57,391 1,332 $13,318
School City of Hobart $57,246 4,014 $15,670
Silver Creek School Corporation $57,153 3,144 $14,003
Shelbyville Central Schools $57,129 4,036 $17,089
Greenwood Community Sch Corp $57,050 3,963 $13,483
Northeast Dubois Co Sch Corp $56,774 834 $16,387
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp $56,494 1,182 $13,449
Tri-Creek School Corporation $56,477 3,269 $14,200
Zionsville Community Schools $56,247 7,906 $16,915
Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc $56,239 1,016 $13,204
Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp $56,121 1,433 $15,490
Cloverdale Community Schools $56,108 1,686 $11,590
School City of Hammond $56,081 11,505 $17,725
Richland-Bean Blossom C S C $55,986 2,738 $14,882
Westview School Corporation $55,938 2,075 $16,724
Franklin Community School Corp $55,889 4,938 $16,363
Jennings County School Corporation $55,865 3,889 $16,114
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844 28,612 $18,966
Concord Community Schools $55,844 5,348 $14,963
Wawasee Community School Corp $55,767 2,838 $17,719
Bartholomew Con School Corp $55,745 11,634 $16,902
Northwest Allen County Schools $55,709 8,184 $13,523
South Dearborn Community Sch Corp $55,689 1,966 $14,327
Plymouth Community School Corp $55,660 3,275 $15,292
Yorktown Community Schools $55,445 2,719 $13,251
South Adams Schools $55,386 1,291 $17,943
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp $55,235 1,647 $16,531
Lawrenceburg Community School Corp $55,097 2,120 $17,900
Greensburg Community Schools $54,993 2,149 $13,393
Eastern Howard School Corporation $54,910 1,634 $13,531
South Putnam Community Schools $54,880 1,101 $15,850
Knox Community School Corp $54,690 1,746 $13,128
Shoals Community School Corp $54,619 669 $12,051
Mt Vernon Community School Corp $54,601 4,677 $15,585
West Central School Corp $54,574 639 $21,055
New Prairie United School Corp $54,421 2,910 $13,382
School Town of Highland $54,355 3,007 $13,187
South Bend Community School Corp $54,338 15,301 $19,588
Daleville Community Schools $54,172 1,018 $13,577
Crawford County Community Sch Corp $54,151 1,344 $16,321
South Knox School Corp $54,113 1,247 $14,487

Showing 1–100 of 289 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Indiana

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
North Vermillion Com Sch Corp $32,563 673
Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co $32,940 634
Cannelton City Schools $34,833 219
Clarksville Community School Corp $36,368 4,027
Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp $37,775 1,016
Tri-Township Cons School Corp $39,706 337
Medora Community School Corp $40,722 210
South Vermillion Com Sch Corp $40,852 1,594
Argos Community Schools $41,265 689
Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con $41,857 1,277

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Indiana's large K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Indiana: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,427 here) and closest on total student enrollment (983,142 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Florida
$57,863
Rank #39
Kentucky
$56,482
Rank #40
West Virginia
$53,845
Rank #41
Missouri
$52,299
Rank #43

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Indiana teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Indiana?

Across 289 Indiana public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $52,427 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Indiana school district pays teachers the most?

Gary Community School Corp reports the highest average teacher salary in Indiana at $76,828, while North Vermillion Com Sch Corp sits at the lower end at $32,563.

How does Indiana teacher pay compare to the national average?

Indiana's average of $52,427 is materially below the national average of $70,245 (-25.4%), ranking #42 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Indiana?

Indiana has 291 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 983,142 students.

How much do teachers make in Indiana?

District-average teacher pay in Indiana sits in a comparatively narrow band, from $32,563 in North Vermillion Com Sch Corp to $76,828 in Gary Community School Corp. With that little district-to-district spread the statewide figure is a reasonable guide to what most districts pay. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Indiana?

No Indiana district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is Gary Community School Corp at $76,828. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Indiana rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (92.1, US=100) adjusts Indiana's nominal estimate of $56,399 from #43 to $61,239 and #42. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Indiana