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Indiana Commissioner of Labor

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Indiana Commissioner of Labor

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $134,778
2025 FY Budget:  $9,518,865
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   Serves at the governor's pleasure
Authority:  Indiana Code, Title 22, Article 1, Chapter 1
Selection Method:  Appointed by the governor
Current Officeholder(s)

Indiana Commissioner of Labor Mike Speedy
Nonpartisan
Assumed office: January 13, 2025

Other Indiana Executive Offices
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TheIndiana Commissioner of Labor is a state executive position in the Indiana state government. The commissioner of labor is responsible for overseeing the Indiana State Department of Labor, which implements the state's labor regulations, promotes arbitration, mediation, and conciliation of disputes between employers and employees, and performs statistical research on the Indiana labor market.[1] The director serves at the pleasure of thegovernor.

Current Officeholder

The current Indiana Commissioner of Labor isMike Speedy (nonpartisan). Speedy assumed office in 2025.

Authority

Title 22, Article 1, Chapter 1 of the Indiana Code addresses the office of director of natural resources:[1]

There is created a department of labor, which shall be administered by a commissioner of labor.

Qualifications

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Appointments

The commissioner of labor is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor.[1]

The commissioner of labor shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the will of the governor. The commissioner serves until the commissioner's successor is appointed and qualified.

Vacancies

The process for filling vacancies is described in the Indiana Code.[1]

"Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for an unexpired term bythe governor in the same manner as the original appointments."

Duties

The commissioner of labor is responsible for overseeing the Indiana State Department of Labor, which implements the state's labor regulations, promotes arbitration, mediation, and conciliation of disputes between employers and employees, and performs statistical research on the Indiana labor market. The department also has a bureau of mines and mine safety as well as a bureau of child labor.[1]

Divisions

As of January 20, 2021, the Indiana Department of Labor is composed of the following divisions:

  • IOSHA
  • Safety and Health Consultation
  • Youth Employment
  • Wage & Hour
  • Right-to-Work
  • Common Construction (Prevailing) Wage
  • Quality, Metrics & Statistics
  • Bureau of Mines[2]

State budget

See also:Indiana state budget and finances

The Department of Labor's budget was $ 9,518,865 for Fiscal Year 2025.[3]

Compensation

See also:Compensation of state executive officers

2023

In 2023, the officer's salary was $134,778, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[4]

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $128,360, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[5]

2021

In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $123,930, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[6]

2020

In 2020, the commissioner received a salary of $119,372, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[7]

2019

In 2019, the commissioner received a salary of $115,895, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[8]

2018

In 2018, the commissioner received a salary of $115,895, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[9]

2017

In 2017, the commissioner received a salary of $112,519, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[10]

2016

In 2016, the commissioner received a salary of $110,313, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[11]

2015

In 2015, the commissioner received a salary of $105,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[12]

2014

In 2014, the commissioner received a salary of$105,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[13]

2013

In 2013, the commissioner received a salary of$105,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[14]

2012

In 2012, the commissioner received a salary of$99,180, according to theCouncil of State Governments.

Historical officeholders

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Contact information

Indiana Department of Labor
402 West Washington Street, Room W195
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Phone: (317) 232-2655

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.01.11.21.31.4Indiana Code, "IC 22-1-1," accessed January 20, 2021
  2. [https://www.in.gov/dol/2373.htmIndiana Department of Labor, "The IDOL Management Team," accessed January, 20, 2021}
  3. Indiana State Budget Agency, "2023-2025 The Whole Budget Report," accessed December 6, 2023
  4. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
  5. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  6. Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  7. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 20, 2021
  8. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 20, 2021
  9. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 20, 2021
  10. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 20, 2021
  11. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
  12. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
  13. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
  14. The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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