BLS figures put the median pay for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Indianapolis, IN, at $102,400 a year. That is roughly in line with the national median of $102,280 for the same role across all U.S. metros in the dataset. The middle 50% land between $84,180 and $129,150 — a 44,970 range that reflects differences in seniority, employer type, and specialization. The average (mean) of $106,250 comes in higher than the median, which usually means a share of high earners is pulling the average up. The catch: Indianapolis is roughly in line with the national cost of living (cost index 100 against a 100 baseline), so that headline number buys less than it would elsewhere. On an hourly basis that is about $49.23, useful for comparing contract or part-time offers.

For context, the national median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary across all U.S. metros in our data is $102,280.