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Rank 17 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Indiana, and what do they pay?

156 sign shops
employing 1,753 people in 2024, about 11.2 per shop, at an average of $53,556 a year. Indiana holds 2.1% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 9% below the median state.
Employees1,753rank 17 of 51 · +2.5% since 2023
Average pay$53,556rank 39 by pay · +4.1% since 2023
Total payroll$93.9M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 2023-2.5%4 fewer shops than 2023

Indiana against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
15Missouri
160
1,648$55,078
16Virginia
160
1,989$62,893
17Indiana
156
1,753$53,556
18Washington
153
1,336$61,770
19Arizona
151
1,587$67,700

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Indiana

Every city these shops sell into permits signs under its own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. PrinterFlo's sign-code summaries by city set out, for the cities covered so far, what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Indiana?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 156 sign manufacturing establishments in Indiana in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Indiana 17 of 51 states. Together they employed 1,753 people, about 11.2 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Indiana?

Average annual pay across Indiana's sign shops was $53,556 in 2024, 16% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Indiana, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.