High paying business and finance jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN run 6.6% below the national average (2024), so a Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN · Employed

1Management Analysts$95,600
Bachelor's degree
$55,160 – $139,930300
2Insurance Underwriters$95,130
Bachelor's degree
$61,460 – $118,11050
3Financial and Investment Analysts$84,540
Bachelor's degree
$62,280 – $169,96080
4Project Management Specialists$83,330
Bachelor's degree
$52,140 – $130,150290
5Logisticians$83,320
Bachelor's degree
$65,120 – $131,640210
6Personal Financial Advisors$81,400
Bachelor's degree
$43,460 – $268,67070
7Labor Relations Specialists$79,050
Bachelor's degree
$44,680 – $101,350100
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,940 – $101,02060
9Compliance Officers$78,120
Bachelor's degree
$51,160 – $122,210260
10Accountants and Auditors$77,740
Bachelor's degree
$50,550 – $123,500570
11Loan Officers$75,980
Bachelor's degree
$49,690 – $158,490110
12Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,220
Bachelor's degree
$47,800 – $117,970100
13Cost Estimators$74,820
Bachelor's degree
$49,670 – $99,760120
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$73,960
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $103,870370
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$72,410
Bachelor's degree
$51,090 – $93,04040
16Human Resources Specialists$64,140
Bachelor's degree
$43,520 – $99,410510
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$64,120
Bachelor's degree
$38,780 – $131,210280
18Property Appraisers and Assessors$62,140
Bachelor's degree
$35,930 – $79,34030
19Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$51,570
Bachelor's degree
$38,160 – $80,200110
20Training and Development Specialists$49,960
Bachelor's degree
$32,890 – $90,880230
21Tax Preparers$46,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,340 – $87,10050

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLafayette-West Lafayette, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,600	$55,160 – $139,930	300
2	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$95,130	$61,460 – $118,110	50
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,540	$62,280 – $169,960	80
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,330	$52,140 – $130,150	290
5	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$83,320	$65,120 – $131,640	210
6	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$81,400	$43,460 – $268,670	70
7	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,050	$44,680 – $101,350	100
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,290	$44,940 – $101,020	60
9	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$78,120	$51,160 – $122,210	260
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$77,740	$50,550 – $123,500	570
11	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$75,980	$49,690 – $158,490	110
12	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,220	$47,800 – $117,970	100
13	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$74,820	$49,670 – $99,760	120
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$73,960	$47,560 – $103,870	370
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,410	$51,090 – $93,040	40
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,140	$43,520 – $99,410	510
17	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,120	$38,780 – $131,210	280
18	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$62,140	$35,930 – $79,340	30
19	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$51,570	$38,160 – $80,200	110
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$49,960	$32,890 – $90,880	230
21	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,300	$26,340 – $87,100	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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