High paying jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

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

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$416,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$216,200 – $616,880120
2Physicians, All Other$368,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$214,540 – $504,670120
3Chief Executives$204,450
Bachelor's degree
$86,830 – $448,89040
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,640
Bachelor's degree
$100,040 – $214,470170
5Natural Sciences Managers$142,640
Bachelor's degree
$106,350 – $183,07070
6Education Administrators, Postsecondary$141,700
Master's degree
$66,460 – $352,730240
7Optometrists$134,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,320 – $193,35050
8Computer and Information Systems Managers$133,270
Bachelor's degree
$82,320 – $205,420170
9Physician Assistants$133,060
Master's degree
$108,380 – $208,10050
10Public Relations Managers$131,280
Bachelor's degree
$88,190 – $198,30040
11Nurse Practitioners$126,820
Master's degree
$93,600 – $164,710240
12Industrial Production Managers$124,050
Bachelor's degree
$79,370 – $201,180270
13Pharmacists$122,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,700 – $157,860290
14Purchasing Managers$122,410
Bachelor's degree
$75,700 – $211,73030
15Financial Managers$121,020
Bachelor's degree
$73,700 – $218,470310
16Sales Managers$120,980
Bachelor's degree
$59,520 – $211,740200
17Human Resources Managers$119,620
Bachelor's degree
$86,570 – $181,550140
18Marketing Managers$117,150
Bachelor's degree
$71,710 – $198,67080
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$112,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,910 – $212,17080
20Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$111,470
Master's degree
$75,540 – $136,970140
21Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$109,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,610 – $331,210440
22Medical and Health Services Managers$106,710
Bachelor's degree
$67,300 – $203,020320
23Administrative Services Managers$103,340
Bachelor's degree
$65,190 – $182,210260
24Computer Network Architects$101,500
Bachelor's degree
$68,750 – $154,95060
25Construction Managers$101,120
Bachelor's degree
$73,270 – $151,150150
26Mechanical Engineers$100,690
Bachelor's degree
$63,700 – $152,980510
27Lawyers$100,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,520 – $207,990220
28General and Operations Managers$100,600
Bachelor's degree
$51,990 – $221,8701,030
29Physical Therapists$100,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,480 – $121,520180
30Software Developers$99,750
Bachelor's degree
$68,380 – $153,300490
31Industrial Engineers$98,640
Bachelor's degree
$77,310 – $148,650630
32Occupational Therapists$96,740
Master's degree
$61,550 – $114,910110
33Speech-Language Pathologists$96,570
Master's degree
$73,830 – $118,32090
34Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$95,810
Associate's degree
$76,760 – $96,85040
35Management Analysts$95,600
Bachelor's degree
$55,160 – $139,930300
36Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$95,590
Bachelor's degree
$56,470 – $159,75060
37Electrical Engineers$95,150
Bachelor's degree
$70,630 – $126,230120
38Insurance Underwriters$95,130
Bachelor's degree
$61,460 – $118,11050
39Veterinarians$91,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,050 – $164,30090
40Dental Hygienists$91,750
Associate's degree
$67,570 – $102,030150
41First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$89,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920 – $120,40040
42Facilities Managers$88,340
Bachelor's degree
$53,360 – $163,800220
43Managers, All Other$87,780
Bachelor's degree
$45,480 – $177,20070
44Computer Systems Analysts$87,660
Bachelor's degree
$63,160 – $130,520210
45Civil Engineers$87,380
Bachelor's degree
$54,040 – $132,05090
46Operations Research Analysts$86,910
Bachelor's degree
$54,480 – $110,180240
47Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$86,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,070 – $129,12050
48Soil and Plant Scientists$86,380
Bachelor's degree
$66,790 – $171,08030
49Agricultural Engineers$86,320
Bachelor's degree
$53,880 – $139,88050
50Commercial and Industrial Designers$85,280
Bachelor's degree
$68,200 – $128,26030

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	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$416,860	$216,200 – $616,880	120
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$368,750	$214,540 – $504,670	120
3	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$204,450	$86,830 – $448,890	40
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$177,640	$100,040 – $214,470	170
5	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,640	$106,350 – $183,070	70
6	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$141,700	$66,460 – $352,730	240
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,830	$73,320 – $193,350	50
8	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,270	$82,320 – $205,420	170
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,060	$108,380 – $208,100	50
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,280	$88,190 – $198,300	40
11	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,820	$93,600 – $164,710	240
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,050	$79,370 – $201,180	270
13	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$122,990	$41,700 – $157,860	290
14	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,410	$75,700 – $211,730	30
15	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,020	$73,700 – $218,470	310
16	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,980	$59,520 – $211,740	200
17	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,620	$86,570 – $181,550	140
18	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,150	$71,710 – $198,670	80
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$112,900	$69,910 – $212,170	80
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$111,470	$75,540 – $136,970	140
21	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,110	$65,610 – $331,210	440
22	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,710	$67,300 – $203,020	320
23	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,340	$65,190 – $182,210	260
24	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$101,500	$68,750 – $154,950	60
25	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,120	$73,270 – $151,150	150
26	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,690	$63,700 – $152,980	510
27	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$100,650	$66,520 – $207,990	220
28	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,600	$51,990 – $221,870	1,030
29	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,310	$78,480 – $121,520	180
30	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$99,750	$68,380 – $153,300	490
31	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$98,640	$77,310 – $148,650	630
32	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,740	$61,550 – $114,910	110
33	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,570	$73,830 – $118,320	90
34	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$95,810	$76,760 – $96,850	40
35	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,600	$55,160 – $139,930	300
36	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$95,590	$56,470 – $159,750	60
37	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,150	$70,630 – $126,230	120
38	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$95,130	$61,460 – $118,110	50
39	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$91,910	$55,050 – $164,300	90
40	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,750	$67,570 – $102,030	150
41	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,610	$35,920 – $120,400	40
42	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,340	$53,360 – $163,800	220
43	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,780	$45,480 – $177,200	70
44	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$87,660	$63,160 – $130,520	210
45	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$87,380	$54,040 – $132,050	90
46	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,910	$54,480 – $110,180	240
47	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$86,670	$70,070 – $129,120	50
48	Soil and Plant ScientistsBachelor's degree	$86,380	$66,790 – $171,080	30
49	Agricultural EngineersBachelor's degree	$86,320	$53,880 – $139,880	50
50	Commercial and Industrial DesignersBachelor's degree	$85,280	$68,200 – $128,260	30

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