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Teacher Salary in Indiana

According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available across 292 public school districts in Indiana.

$65,729
Est. state avg salary
-23.4%
vs national
#42
National rank
292
Districts
$65,729/year (est.)

Indiana's estimated average teacher salary is $65,729, materially below the national average of $85,759, ranking #42 of 51 states and territories, across 292 public school districts (NCES CCD F-33, FY2022).

  • lower third nationally (#42 of 51)
  • $103,221 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • -23.4% vs the national average
  • +17.9% since FY2019
  • #42 of 51 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 91.9)

What does the NCES F-33 data show for Indiana?

Indiana reports 292 public school districts in the NCES Common Core of Data FY2022 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, with an average teacher salary of $65,729. That places the state in the lower third of US teacher-pay rankings - #42 of 51, materially below the national average of $85,759 (-23.4%). The state's public schools serve 981,027 students across these districts. Most district figures divide total instructional spending by the district's REPORTED teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey); a small number of large consolidated districts that report staffing only at a sub-district level fall back to an estimated ratio instead, since total instructional spending also includes aides and assistants, both figures run somewhat above survey-reported classroom-teacher-only salaries, treat this as a relative cross-district comparison, not an exact paycheck, and see our methodology for the formula, its data source per district, and its limits.

Among enrolling districts, pay varies widely: Franklin Township Com Sch Corp reports the highest estimated average salary at $140,927, while Clarksville Community School Corp sits at the lower end at $37,706 - a spread of $103,221 between top and bottom reporting districts. Licensing rules, state aid formulas, collective bargaining density, and local tax bases all drive this intra-state variation. Urban and suburban districts with larger tax bases typically lead, while rural districts often lag despite lower cost of living.

Teacher compensation here reflects both state policy choices, the statutory minimum salary schedule, pension funding levels, licensure reciprocity, and the funding formula that determines how much state aid each district receives per pupil. A #42 national rank signals where Indiana sits in the competition for teachers against neighboring states; teacher shortage areas typically correlate with lower pay rank. Figures below are per-district averages derived from the F-33 instructional salary expenditure field (Z33) divided by each district's reported teacher FTE (or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure), a district-level aggregate, not individual salary records.

Purchasing-power-adjusted rank

Indiana's nominal average teacher salary ranks #42 of 51 states and territories. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2022 Regional Price Parity (91.9, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $71,542, ranking #42 of 51 , 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.

$50,000$55,000$60,000$65,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022 $51,613 $60,831 ▲ +17.9%

Indiana's estimated average teacher salary, FY2019-FY2022

Source: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey (consistent estimated basis, all years) As of FY2022

Highest-paying districts in Indiana

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

Est. avg salary

What this shows Franklin Township Com Sch 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, FY2022 As of FY2022

Top 3 districts

1 $140,927

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $107,435

Gary Community School Corp

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $80,747

Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp $140,927 11,139 $12,954
Gary Community School Corp $107,435 4,374 $22,286
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs $80,747 3,235 $15,746
School City of Whiting $79,580 1,158 $12,811
Covington Community School Corp $79,051 858 $15,061
Crown Point Community School Corp $78,151 8,819 $14,424
Hamilton Southeastern Schools $78,120 21,603 $13,097
Carmel Clay Schools $78,059 16,215 $16,428
Indianapolis Public Schools $77,794 22,115 $26,790
Lake Central School Corporation $77,793 9,418 $13,953
Noblesville Schools $77,771 10,643 $15,678
MSD Lawrence Township $77,441 16,247 $14,366
MSD Wayne Township $76,896 16,275 $18,352
Beech Grove City Schools $76,840 2,837 $15,792
Fremont Community Schools $75,514 982 $18,530
School Town of Speedway $74,822 1,863 $14,128
Michigan City Area Schools $74,069 5,314 $18,925
Perry Township Schools $73,567 16,603 $13,927
Madison Consolidated Schools $73,255 2,704 $16,868
Attica Consolidated School Corp $72,889 615 $14,049
MSD Washington Township $72,842 10,771 $19,564
Plainfield Community School Corp $72,405 5,766 $14,199
School Town of Munster $72,352 4,148 $14,572
Mooresville Con School Corp $72,219 4,340 $13,553
Borden-Henryville School Corporation $72,000 1,721 $14,292
MSD Pike Township $71,678 10,928 $14,885
Westfield-Washington Schools $71,628 8,820 $15,345
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp $70,645 11,513 $12,050
Warrick County School Corp $70,617 10,070 $11,907
Silver Creek School Corporation $70,055 2,993 $13,109
Mill Creek Community Sch Corp $69,784 1,569 $12,233
Wawasee Community School Corp $69,746 2,925 $17,082
Danville Community School Corp $69,736 2,557 $15,429
Shoals Community School Corp $69,666 689 $12,309
Seymour Community Schools $69,618 5,281 $14,228
South Gibson School Corporation $69,604 2,069 $13,860
Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp $69,505 1,450 $13,645
Shelbyville Central Schools $69,478 4,052 $14,656
West Washington School Corp $69,362 872 $14,125
Peru Community Schools $69,333 1,982 $13,286
Center Grove Community School Corp $69,232 9,173 $17,741
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp $69,013 3,770 $13,446
South Dearborn Community Sch Corp $68,828 1,960 $16,146
Marion Community Schools $68,734 3,753 $19,989
South Madison Com Sch Corp $68,644 4,481 $11,561
Elkhart Community Schools $68,390 11,659 $15,470
LaPorte Community School Corp $68,026 6,323 $14,727
Benton Community School Corp $67,975 1,619 $17,353
South Harrison Com Schools $67,788 3,071 $14,142
MSD Decatur Township $67,764 6,681 $14,768
Culver Community Schools Corp $67,677 827 $18,854
Lewis Cass Schools $67,598 1,393 $14,058
Scott County School District 2 $67,559 2,610 $15,595
North Harrison Com School Corp $67,422 2,157 $12,396
Anderson Community School Corp $67,328 6,470 $16,906
Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $67,140 857 $14,243
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools $67,053 3,132 $10,797
Eastern Greene Schools $67,000 1,098 $13,635
MSD Warren Township $66,984 11,801 $18,845
Adams Central Community Schools $66,805 1,326 $15,334
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp $66,600 3,756 $13,294
Richland-Bean Blossom C S C $66,530 2,705 $13,112
Greenfield-Central Com Schools $66,341 4,421 $14,133
Avon Community School Corp $66,285 10,310 $15,565
Cloverdale Community Schools $66,213 1,406 $12,597
Rensselaer Central School Corp $66,134 1,539 $16,657
Greater Clark County Schools $66,121 10,320 $13,397
East Allen County Schools $66,103 10,078 $13,914
Rush County Schools $66,069 1,913 $14,562
Greenwood Community Sch Corp $65,853 3,968 $12,478
Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp $65,790 1,356 $14,128
Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp $65,738 6,809 $13,240
Northwestern Con School Corp $65,679 1,462 $13,136
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp $65,632 1,189 $13,224
Fayette County School Corporation $65,476 3,305 $13,801
MSD Southwest Allen County Schls $65,232 7,800 $12,427
Alexandria Community School Corp $65,219 1,534 $13,310
Twin Lakes School Corp $65,183 2,252 $14,227
Zionsville Community Schools $65,100 7,784 $16,453
Manchester Community Schools $65,065 1,456 $13,394
Middlebury Community Schools $65,034 4,299 $14,567
Western Wayne Schools $65,019 801 $14,081
North Gibson School Corporation $64,985 1,921 $16,576
Lebanon Community School Corp $64,882 3,351 $16,211
West Lafayette Com School Corp $64,862 2,369 $16,280
Wa-Nee Community Schools $64,789 2,878 $16,063
Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp $64,759 1,177 $14,256
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp $64,744 1,898 $13,868
Fort Wayne Community Schools $64,731 28,778 $15,804
MSD Mount Vernon $64,713 2,064 $16,257
West Central School Corp $64,569 636 $22,096
DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist $64,347 3,609 $13,070
School City of East Chicago $64,337 3,378 $16,489
South Ripley Com Sch Corp $64,316 1,095 $16,654
Franklin Community School Corp $64,304 4,966 $15,351
Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp $63,987 1,276 $13,111
Brown County School Corporation $63,946 1,693 $16,632
North Spencer County Sch Corp $63,795 2,081 $13,359
School City of Hammond $63,771 11,957 $16,325
Scott County School District 1 $63,676 1,246 $12,925

Showing 1–100 of 288 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
Clarksville Community School Corp $37,706 3,129
Cannelton City Schools $38,538 239
North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp $44,466 1,181
Madison-Grant United School Corp $44,947 1,262
Tri-Township Cons School Corp $45,114 332
Randolph Southern School Corp $45,354 518
MSD Martinsville Schools $46,392 4,086
Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co $46,432 596
Bloomfield School District $47,358 854
East Gibson School Corporation $47,718 749

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

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Arizona
$68,265
Rank #39
Idaho
$67,352
Rank #40
Kansas
$66,655
Rank #41
South Carolina
$64,959
Rank #43

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2022. 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 Indiana's 292 public school districts, the average teacher salary is $65,729 (NCES CCD F-33 finance data divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2022). This figure is derived from total instructional spending and runs above survey-reported classroom-teacher-only salaries, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Indiana school district pays teachers the most?

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp reports the highest average teacher salary in Indiana at $140,927, while Clarksville Community School Corp sits at the lower end at $37,706.

How does Indiana teacher pay compare to the national average?

Indiana's average of $65,729 is materially below the national average of $85,759 (-23.4%), ranking #42 of 51 US states and territories.

How many school districts are in Indiana?

Indiana has 292 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 981,027 students.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Indiana?

2 of 288 Indiana districts with reliable data report an estimated average teacher salary of $100,000 or more, led by Franklin Township Com Sch Corp at $140,927. 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?

Adjusted by the BEA's 2022 Regional Price Parity (91.9, US=100), Indiana's purchasing-power-adjusted estimated teacher salary is $71,542, ranking #42 of 51 states and territories, the same as its #42 nominal-salary rank. This is a relative state-level price-level comparison, not take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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

According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Indiana's district figures are aggregated directly from each district's FY2022 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2022.