High paying management jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$204,450
Bachelor's degree
$86,830 – $448,89040
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,640
Bachelor's degree
$100,040 – $214,470170
3Natural Sciences Managers$142,640
Bachelor's degree
$106,350 – $183,07070
4Education Administrators, Postsecondary$141,700
Master's degree
$66,460 – $352,730240
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$133,270
Bachelor's degree
$82,320 – $205,420170
6Public Relations Managers$131,280
Bachelor's degree
$88,190 – $198,30040
7Industrial Production Managers$124,050
Bachelor's degree
$79,370 – $201,180270
8Purchasing Managers$122,410
Bachelor's degree
$75,700 – $211,73030
9Financial Managers$121,020
Bachelor's degree
$73,700 – $218,470310
10Sales Managers$120,980
Bachelor's degree
$59,520 – $211,740200
11Human Resources Managers$119,620
Bachelor's degree
$86,570 – $181,550140
12Marketing Managers$117,150
Bachelor's degree
$71,710 – $198,67080
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$112,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,910 – $212,17080
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$111,470
Master's degree
$75,540 – $136,970140
15Medical and Health Services Managers$106,710
Bachelor's degree
$67,300 – $203,020320
16Administrative Services Managers$103,340
Bachelor's degree
$65,190 – $182,210260
17Construction Managers$101,120
Bachelor's degree
$73,270 – $151,150150
18General and Operations Managers$100,600
Bachelor's degree
$51,990 – $221,8701,030
19Facilities Managers$88,340
Bachelor's degree
$53,360 – $163,800220
20Managers, All Other$87,780
Bachelor's degree
$45,480 – $177,20070
21Food Service Managers$65,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,080 – $96,800120
22Social and Community Service Managers$64,020
Bachelor's degree
$49,080 – $99,480120
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290 – $133,040140
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,160
Bachelor's degree
$37,010 – $88,39030

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$204,450	$86,830 – $448,890	40
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$177,640	$100,040 – $214,470	170
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,640	$106,350 – $183,070	70
4	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$141,700	$66,460 – $352,730	240
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,270	$82,320 – $205,420	170
6	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,280	$88,190 – $198,300	40
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,050	$79,370 – $201,180	270
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,410	$75,700 – $211,730	30
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,020	$73,700 – $218,470	310
10	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,980	$59,520 – $211,740	200
11	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,620	$86,570 – $181,550	140
12	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,150	$71,710 – $198,670	80
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$112,900	$69,910 – $212,170	80
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$111,470	$75,540 – $136,970	140
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,710	$67,300 – $203,020	320
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,340	$65,190 – $182,210	260
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,120	$73,270 – $151,150	150
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,600	$51,990 – $221,870	1,030
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,340	$53,360 – $163,800	220
20	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,780	$45,480 – $177,200	70
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,200	$50,080 – $96,800	120
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$64,020	$49,080 – $99,480	120
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,510	$45,290 – $133,040	140
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,160	$37,010 – $88,390	30

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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