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Caregiver Pay in Indiana
What caregivers earn in Indiana — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$16.86/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in Indiana
vs the national market
-2.0%as of May 2025
below the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
57,050as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in Indiana
The pay bands
Entry-level
$14.13/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$14.92/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$16.86/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$17.63/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$18.98/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Kokomo, IN | $17.14/hr | $15.26/hr – $17.19/hr | 710 |
| Columbus, IN | $15.91/hr | $14.60/hr – $17.31/hr | 750 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $16.91/hr | $16.37/hr – $17.21/hr | 930 |
| Muncie, IN | $17.00/hr | $15.07/hr – $17.00/hr | 930 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $17.18/hr | $15.28/hr – $17.69/hr | 990 |
| Bloomington, IN | $15.26/hr | $14.63/hr – $17.21/hr | 1,410 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $16.61/hr | $13.95/hr – $16.89/hr | 1,430 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $17.17/hr | $15.17/hr – $18.22/hr | 1,780 |
| Evansville, IN | $17.12/hr | $15.11/hr – $19.00/hr | 2,480 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $16.40/hr | $14.59/hr – $17.10/hr | 2,520 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $15.85/hr | $14.43/hr – $16.89/hr | 2,780 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $16.72/hr | $14.77/hr – $17.51/hr | 3,240 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $16.73/hr | $14.51/hr – $17.32/hr | 3,770 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $16.87/hr | $14.86/hr – $17.37/hr | 4,840 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $16.86/hr | $15.04/hr – $17.72/hr | 20,590 |
What Indiana agencies are advertising right now
Fort Wayne, IN
HomecareHQ analysis$17.00/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $15.50/hr – $18.81/hr
from the 30 of 61 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 61 agency ads
- Flexible schedule54.1%
- Paid time off34.4%
- Weekly pay32.8%
- Health insurance31.1%
- Paid training29.5%
- Vision27.9%
- Dental27.9%
- Mileage24.6%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 1.6%Referral bonus 11.5%
61 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 30.6% of ads are part-time roles
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
HomecareHQ analysis$16.50/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $16.00/hr – $18.00/hr
from the 67 of 169 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 169 agency ads
- Flexible schedule73.4%
- Paid training33.7%
- 401(k)32.0%
- Weekly pay30.2%
- Health insurance26.0%
- Mileage24.3%
- Dental14.8%
- Paid time off14.2%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 1.2%Referral bonus 19.5%Weekend differential 1.2%
169 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 31.7% of ads are part-time roles
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