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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%
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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
Tippecanoe School Corp $54,067 13,616 $17,586
North Harrison Com School Corp $54,050 2,141 $12,736
Taylor Community School Corp $53,878 1,300 $14,398
Clay Community Schools $53,753 4,040 $15,243
School City of Whiting $53,689 1,102 $12,982
School City of Mishawaka $53,662 5,128 $13,465
South Spencer County Sch Corp $53,646 1,092 $17,593
Linton-Stockton School Corporation $53,418 1,400 $12,566
Northern Wells Community Schools $53,396 2,464 $13,390
Union Township School Corp $53,390 1,409 $17,652
Borden-Henryville School Corporation $53,348 1,716 $16,951
MSD Warren Township $53,283 11,824 $19,881
Lakeland School Corporation $53,279 1,605 $16,928
Northwestern Con School Corp $53,212 1,409 $12,131
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp $53,147 1,965 $15,772
East Washington School Corp $53,033 1,346 $15,673
Western School Corporation $52,976 2,543 $14,363
Lafayette School Corporation $52,957 7,368 $17,858
Franklin County Community Sch Corp $52,902 2,049 $13,610
Culver Community Schools Corp $52,870 840 $21,242
White River Valley School District $52,851 745 $22,581
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist $52,737 1,642 $12,549
Rensselaer Central School Corp $52,726 1,521 $16,469
Marion Community Schools $52,593 3,702 $17,422
Northwestern School Corp $52,542 1,853 $15,980
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools $52,494 3,090 $10,774
Greater Clark County Schools $52,430 10,269 $15,005
Mill Creek Community Sch Corp $52,416 1,539 $16,412
South Ripley Com Sch Corp $52,259 1,075 $18,433
Mississinewa Community School Corp $52,253 2,431 $14,902
Twin Lakes School Corp $52,250 2,279 $15,730
North Spencer County Sch Corp $52,240 2,118 $13,253
Scott County School District 2 $52,129 2,625 $18,563
South Harrison Com Schools $52,091 3,079 $15,823
DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist $52,088 3,641 $12,134
Bremen Public Schools $52,058 1,472 $14,612
Rochester Community School Corp $52,045 1,613 $16,632
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp $51,955 21,739 $15,296
North Daviess Com Schools $51,933 1,108 $16,470
Blackford County Schools $51,894 1,496 $14,870
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp $51,864 972 $15,332
Eastern Greene Schools $51,842 1,116 $14,568
Springs Valley Com School Corp $51,818 837 $15,131
Manchester Community Schools $51,796 1,423 $14,594
Kankakee Valley School Corp $51,788 3,243 $14,174
Clinton Prairie School Corporation $51,734 1,193 $14,242
Northeast School Corp $51,714 770 $17,113
Fairfield Community Schools $51,641 2,173 $15,861
Alexandria Community School Corp $51,637 1,522 $15,242
MSD Mount Vernon $51,621 2,101 $17,584
East Noble School Corporation $51,614 3,417 $12,817
Southern Wells Com Schools $51,593 889 $12,191
Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp $51,523 1,325 $14,562
Eastern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp $51,442 1,179 $14,201
Vincennes Community School Corp $51,420 2,836 $15,992
Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp $51,325 1,139 $14,691
Lake Station Community Schools $51,296 1,125 $16,846
Triton School Corporation $51,246 946 $14,633
Muncie Community Schools $51,224 5,080 $20,231
Oak Hill United School Corp $51,219 1,627 $12,557
Wa-Nee Community Schools $51,218 2,933 $17,507
Kokomo School Corporation $51,162 5,238 $15,141
Benton Community School Corp $51,094 1,609 $18,272
Centerville-Abington Com Schs $51,064 1,777 $13,249
Delaware Community School Corp $50,982 2,594 $14,331
MSD Wabash County Schools $50,944 2,266 $12,227
School City of East Chicago $50,904 3,348 $17,541
Pike County School Corp $50,857 1,574 $15,784
Smith-Green Community Schools $50,838 1,132 $15,013
Mitchell Community Schools $50,814 1,499 $20,136
Huntington Co Com Sch Corp $50,797 4,916 $15,240
Sheridan Community Schools $50,776 1,080 $17,906
Southwest School Corporation $50,640 1,743 $16,091
East Porter County School Corp $50,630 2,408 $13,893
Greencastle Community School Corp $50,570 1,806 $15,702
North Knox School Corp $50,469 1,206 $14,496
Cowan Community School Corp $50,462 791 $12,201
Merrillville Community School Corp $50,283 6,004 $15,286
Crawfordsville Community Schools $50,204 2,531 $16,827
Whitley County Con Schools $50,203 3,617 $13,953
Covington Community School Corp $50,201 888 $19,063
Goshen Community Schools $50,184 6,286 $17,111
Pioneer Regional School Corp $50,091 941 $16,983
Vigo County School Corp $50,026 13,787 $12,489
New Castle Community School Corp $49,963 2,939 $16,826
Whitko Community School Corp $49,953 1,216 $18,946
MSD of New Durham Township $49,820 944 $13,368
Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp $49,621 1,254 $13,092
Maconaquah School Corp $49,612 1,941 $14,409
Decatur County Community Schools $49,599 1,822 $16,452
Carroll Consolidated School Corp $49,441 1,043 $13,576
Lanesville Community School Corp $49,429 744 $12,480
Clinton Central School Corporation $49,424 867 $14,397
Tipton Community School Corp $49,393 1,442 $23,536
Salem Community Schools $49,388 1,745 $15,634
Tippecanoe Valley School Corp $49,355 1,779 $15,348
Logansport Community Sch Corp $49,304 4,393 $17,636
MSD Steuben County $49,263 2,607 $16,560
Nettle Creek School Corporation $49,195 1,154 $13,963
Wes-Del Community Schools $49,095 861 $14,148

Showing 101–200 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