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Kokomo salaries

The median worker in the Kokomo, IN metro area earned $47,310 a year in 2024, about $22.74 an hour. That ranks #175 of the 391 metro areas published here, 4.4% below the national median.

Indiana

Median pay $47,310 $22.74 per hour
Vs national -4.4% U.S. $49,500
Workers 35,550 wage and salary
Metro rank #175 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Kokomo pays 0.8% more than Indiana as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Electricians 3.67× 630 $89,000
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.87× 1,630 $28,210
Retail Salespersons 1.43× 1,250 $30,390
Cashiers 1.39× 1,010 $29,030
Waiters and Waitresses 1.34× 710 $24,540
Office Clerks, General 1.11× 640 $40,130
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.06× 540 $33,220
Registered Nurses 1.03× 780 $84,880
Stockers and Order Fillers 0.9× 580 $32,240
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 0.81× 750 $30,970
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 0.79× 540 $36,470

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Kokomo
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
General and Operations Managers $97,850 $47.04 390
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $95,140 $45.74 210
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $89,250 $42.91 260
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $89,180 $42.88 420
Electricians $89,000 $42.79 630
Registered Nurses $84,880 $40.81 780
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $80,880 $38.89 270
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $60,750 $29.21 220
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $60,000 n/a 340
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,980 $28.35 400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,750 $22.96 270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,920 $22.56 310
Light Truck Drivers $44,980 $21.62 390
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $44,660 $21.47 280
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $43,130 $20.74 230
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $40,730 $19.58 250
Office Clerks, General $40,130 $19.29 640
Social and Human Service Assistants $39,590 $19.03 210
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,450 $18.49 400
Nursing Assistants $37,780 $18.17 460
Customer Service Representatives $37,260 $17.91 370
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $37,080 $17.83 240
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $36,470 $17.54 540
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $35,770 $17.20 210
Cooks, Restaurant $35,190 $16.92 410
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $33,220 $15.97 540
Stockers and Order Fillers $32,240 $15.50 580
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $30,970 $14.89 750
Retail Salespersons $30,390 $14.61 1,250
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $29,570 n/a 290
Food Preparation Workers $29,210 $14.04 230
Cashiers $29,030 $13.96 1,010
Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,210 $13.56 1,630
Waiters and Waitresses $24,540 $11.80 710

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Kokomo by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,630 $28,210 $13.56
Retail Salespersons 1,250 $30,390 $14.61
Cashiers 1,010 $29,030 $13.96
Registered Nurses 780 $84,880 $40.81
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 750 $30,970 $14.89
Waiters and Waitresses 710 $24,540 $11.80
Office Clerks, General 640 $40,130 $19.29
Electricians 630 $89,000 $42.79
Stockers and Order Fillers 580 $32,240 $15.50
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 540 $33,220 $15.97
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 540 $36,470 $17.54
Nursing Assistants 460 $37,780 $18.17
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 420 $89,180 $42.88
Cooks, Restaurant 410 $35,190 $16.92
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 400 $38,450 $18.49
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 400 $58,980 $28.35
General and Operations Managers 390 $97,850 $47.04
Light Truck Drivers 390 $44,980 $21.62
Customer Service Representatives 370 $37,260 $17.91
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 340 $60,000 n/a

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Indiana metro areas

Kokomo pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Kokomo?

The median across all occupations is $47,310, or $22.74 an hour, covering 35,550 wage and salary workers. The mean is $56,610, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Kokomo pay more than the rest of Indiana?

Yes. The metro median of $47,310 is 0.8% above the Indiana median of $46,930. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Kokomo?

General and Operations Managers ($97,850), First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($95,140), Industrial Machinery Mechanics ($89,250). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Kokomo unusually full of?

Electricians, at 3.67× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.