Home / Wages / Muncie Muncie salaries The median worker in the Muncie, IN metro area earned $43,000 a year in 2024, about $20.67 an hour. That ranks #315 of the 391 metro areas published here, 13.1% below the national median.
Indiana
Median pay $43,000 $20.67 per hour
Vs national -13.1% U.S. $49,500
Workers 44,580 wage and salary
Metro rank #315 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Muncie pays 8.4% less 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 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 2.42× 660 $34,920 Medical Assistants 2.3× 530 $41,550 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.97× 2,160 $27,390 Nursing Assistants 1.85× 740 $36,490 Cashiers 1.51× 1,370 $27,980 Retail Salespersons 1.4× 1,540 $29,160 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1.29× 540 $43,020 Registered Nurses 1.27× 1,210 $77,970 Waiters and Waitresses 1.23× 820 $22,350 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.2× 770 $35,600 Stockers and Order Fillers 1.18× 950 $36,870 Office Clerks, General 1.17× 850 $39,940
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Muncie Occupation Median Hourly Employed Medical and Health Services Managers $97,090 $46.68 220 General and Operations Managers $94,000 $45.19 620 Registered Nurses $77,970 $37.49 1,210 Accountants and Auditors $69,080 $33.21 270 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $68,640 $33.00 270 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $64,980 $31.24 620 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $63,970 $30.76 310 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $63,350 $30.46 240 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,820 $29.72 310 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $61,200 $29.42 340 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,480 n/a 310 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $59,120 $28.43 220 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $55,710 n/a 400 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $49,850 $23.97 210 Construction Laborers $46,820 $22.51 220 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $46,230 $22.23 250 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,150 $22.19 370 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $46,030 $22.13 440 Loan Interviewers and Clerks $45,840 $22.04 230 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $45,300 $21.78 200 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,190 $21.73 260 Machinists $43,790 $21.05 220 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $43,020 $20.68 540 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $41,640 $20.02 430 Light Truck Drivers $41,600 $20.00 260 Medical Assistants $41,550 $19.98 530 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $41,310 $19.86 240 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $41,020 $19.72 350 Social and Human Service Assistants $40,020 $19.24 210 Office Clerks, General $39,940 $19.20 850 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $39,230 $18.86 480 Bus Drivers, School $39,140 $18.82 200 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,380 $18.45 460 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $38,330 $18.43 690 Pharmacy Technicians $37,750 $18.15 260 Customer Service Representatives $37,080 $17.83 630 Stockers and Order Fillers $36,870 $17.73 950 Nursing Assistants $36,490 $17.54 740 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,600 $17.11 770 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,920 $16.79 660 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $34,750 $16.71 200 Receptionists and Information Clerks $33,990 $16.34 300 Cooks, Restaurant $30,520 $14.67 490 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $30,100 $14.47 280 Childcare Workers $29,490 $14.18 300 Retail Salespersons $29,160 $14.02 1,540 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,550 n/a 390 Cashiers $27,980 $13.45 1,370 Food Preparation Workers $27,940 $13.43 210 Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,390 $13.17 2,160 Waiters and Waitresses $22,350 $10.74 820
Where most people work Largest occupations in Muncie by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Fast Food and Counter Workers 2,160 $27,390 $13.17 Retail Salespersons 1,540 $29,160 $14.02 Cashiers 1,370 $27,980 $13.45 Registered Nurses 1,210 $77,970 $37.49 Stockers and Order Fillers 950 $36,870 $17.73 Office Clerks, General 850 $39,940 $19.20 Waiters and Waitresses 820 $22,350 $10.74 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 770 $35,600 $17.11 Nursing Assistants 740 $36,490 $17.54 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 690 $38,330 $18.43 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 660 $34,920 $16.79 Customer Service Representatives 630 $37,080 $17.83 General and Operations Managers 620 $94,000 $45.19 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 620 $64,980 $31.24 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 540 $43,020 $20.68 Medical Assistants 530 $41,550 $19.98 Cooks, Restaurant 490 $30,520 $14.67 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 480 $39,230 $18.86 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 460 $38,380 $18.45 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 440 $46,030 $22.13
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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 4,473,740 workers $51,510 Cincinnati 1,092,300 workers $48,490 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 1,096,770 workers $48,210 Louisville/Jefferson County 686,050 workers $47,750 Kokomo 35,550 workers $47,310 Lafayette-West Lafayette 102,060 workers $47,070 Muncie pay: common questions What is the average salary in Muncie? The median across all occupations is $43,000 , or $20.67 an hour, covering 44,580 wage and salary workers. The mean is $54,380, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Muncie pay more than the rest of Indiana? No. The metro median of $43,000 is 8.4% below 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 Muncie? Medical and Health Services Managers ($97,090), General and Operations Managers ($94,000), Registered Nurses ($77,970). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Muncie unusually full of? Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, at 2.42× 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.