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Health Inspector / Environmental Health Specialist in Indiana

Indiana State Personnel Department lists 1 job class for this work in the Indiana state pay plan: General Sanitarian 3.

$42,900 – $60,112
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$64,700
median pay in IN, all employers
1,290
workers in IN (SOC 19-2041)

Sources: Indiana State Personnel Department, State of Indiana Job Code Listing (August 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Indiana state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first. These are the ranges Indiana sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
General Sanitarian 3
Class 001NF3
Grade 34
$42,900 – $60,112 a year

Schedule: Salary plan GEN. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Indiana State Personnel Department, State of Indiana Job Code Listing (August 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Indiana, all employers Sourced

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (SOC 19-2041) in Indiana, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureIN
Workers1,290
10th percentile$46,830
Median$64,700
90th percentile$124,380
National median, government employers$82,730

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Indiana

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Health Inspector / Environmental Health Specialist page.

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