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Indiana state government salary
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$50.7 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Indiana.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $32,070.24/year | $196/day. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Indiana Mike Braun |
$134,051 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Indiana Micah Beckwith |
$109,118 |
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Attorney General of Indiana Todd Rokita |
$113,965 |
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Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales |
$94,760 |
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Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Adams |
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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Wesley Bennett |
$158,664 |
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Indiana Treasurer Daniel Elliott |
$94,760 |
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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Sarah Freeman |
$158,664 |
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Indiana Secretary of Public Safety Jennifer-Ruth Green |
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Indiana Secretary of Management and Budget Lisa Hershman |
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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission James Huston |
$158,664 |
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Indiana Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources Suzie Jaworowski |
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Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner |
$195,707 |
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Indiana State Examiner Paul Joyce |
$166,000 |
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Indiana Director of Agriculture Don Lamb |
$160,000 |
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Indiana Commissioner of Insurance Holly Lambert |
$149,457 |
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Indiana Director of Natural Resources Alan Morrison |
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Indiana Comptroller of State Elise Nieshalla |
$94,760 |
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Indiana Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation Lyndsay Quist |
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Indiana Secretary of Health and Family Services Gloria Sachdev |
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Indiana Commissioner of Labor Mike Speedy |
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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission David Veleta |
$158,664 |
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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission David Ziegner |
$158,664 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Indiana court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $221,024[3] | Associates: $214,852[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Indiana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,612,768 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 35,826 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 9.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 87.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 24.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,255 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Indiana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Indiana
Indiana voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Indiana, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Indiana had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Indiana coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Indiana
- United States congressional delegations from Indiana
- Public policy in Indiana
- Endorsers in Indiana
- Indiana fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2025 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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