Millwright salary in Indianapolis, IN
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Millwrights in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN area earn a median of $79,420 a year, or $38.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,960. Statewide, millwrights earn a median of $77,140; Indianapolis is 3% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $25.21/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 390
- After cost of living
- $82,990
- Median hourly pay
- $38.18/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +21%
- vs Indiana median
- +3%
Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $52,440–$62,750$25.21–$30.17/hr | |
| Journeyman | $79,420$38.18/hr | |
| Top earners | $90,220–$95,960$43.38–$46.14/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Indianapolis, IN compares
- Indianapolis ranks 2nd of 7 Indiana metro areas for millwright pay.
- Millwrights are more concentrated in the Indianapolis area than nationally: 0.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $95,960, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $52,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do millwrights make in Indianapolis, IN?
- Millwrights in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN area earn a median of $79,420 a year, or $38.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,960.
- How much do millwrights make an hour in Indianapolis, IN?
- The median hourly wage is $38.18. The middle half earn between $30.17 and $43.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice millwrights make in Indianapolis, IN?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.21 an hour ($52,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.17.
- How much does a journeyman millwright make in Indianapolis, IN?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $79,420 a year ($38.18 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $90,220–$95,960.
- Do millwrights make more in Indianapolis or Fort Wayne?
- Fort Wayne pays more: the median is $79,420 in Indianapolis and $91,410 in Fort Wayne, a 13% difference.
- How does Indianapolis pay compare with the rest of Indiana?
- The Indianapolis median of $79,420 is 3% more than the Indiana median of $77,140.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 26900 (Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (95.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures