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SOC 11-9041 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Architectural and Engineering Managers — Terre Haute

Terre Haute, IN · 10 metro areas compared

$130,530 /year
$62.76per hour
40jobs in area
−23.8%vs US median

The median wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Terre Haute, IN is $130,530 per year, 23.8% below the national median of $171,270.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $171,27010TH$92,24025TH$117,040MEDIAN$130,53075TH$160,28090TH$175,390

How pay has moved

$137,783$94,2682019202020212022202320242025$130,530
$116,980 in 2019 to $130,530 in 2025, +11.6% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.8%
Openings per year
14,500
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
5 years or more

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Terre Haute, IN.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Terre Haute, IN is $130,530 per year, 23.8% below the national median of $171,270. Pay ranges from under $92,240 at the tenth percentile to more than $175,390 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $117,040 to $160,280.

The area has 40 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.6 of every thousand jobs. Columbus leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $180,830. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 6th of 278 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Terre Haute, IN · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$92,240−46.1%
25th$117,040−31.7%
Median (50th)$130,530−23.8%
75th$160,280−6.4%
90th$175,390+2.4%
Mean$139,860−18.3%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Indiana

Median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Columbus$180,830310
2Lafayette$177,640170
3Evansville$163,540240
4Indianapolis$159,6401,740
5Bloomington$157,610110
6Elkhart$150,010250
7South Bend$144,900110
8Fort Wayne$134,010320
9Michigan City$131,76060
10Muncie$128,37030

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Terre Haute run 12.2% below the national average, so the median of $130,530 goes as far as $148,667 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 13.2% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$130,530as reported by BLS

Local price level

87.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$148,667US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $130,530 a year, 23.8% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $92,240 to $175,390 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 40 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Columbus, at $180,830.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Terre Haute, IN?

The median annual wage is $130,530, or $62.76 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $171,270, so pay in Terre Haute, IN is 23.8% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Terre Haute, IN earns more than $175,390 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $92,240 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Columbus, at $180,830 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 40 jobs in this occupation in Terre Haute, IN. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.