Labor Costs

Get the most for your wage dollar with our below-average labor costs

Labor costs are usually one of the top considerations of relocating and expanding companies. Washington County delivers not only lower-than-average labor costs across occupations and skill levels, but also highly productive, committed employees who can help grow your business.

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Wages for Selected Occupations
For the South Central Indiana Region Compared to U.S.
(2007)
Occupational Title Mean Level Hourly Wage
Washington County
U.S.
All $14.19 $19.56
Construction and Extraction $15.20 $19.53
Installation, Maintenance and Repair $15.62 $19.20
Production $14.96 $15.05
Transportation and Material Moving $14.50 $14.75
Farming, Fishing and Forestry $11.74 $10.89
Computer and Mathematical $35.92 $34.71
Architecture and Engineering $22.88 $33.11
Life, Physical and Social Science $25.15 $29.82
Management $39.66 $46.22
Business and Financial Operations $22.80 $30.01
Legal Occupations $19.51 $42.53
Sales and Related $10.33 $16.94
Office and Administrative Support $13.27 $15.00
Healthcare and Technical $25.94 $31.26
Healthcare Support $10.84 $12.31
Protective Service $15.17
$18.63
Food Prep and Serving-Related $7.78 $9.35
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance $11.04 $11.33
Personal Care and Service $12.59 $11.53

Sources:
WorkOne, a partner agency of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, provided the South Central Indiana Region statistics. Contact Radius | Indiana for additional occupations.
U.S. statistics were provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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