High paying medical jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

Every medical 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 medical 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

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
3Optometrists$134,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,320 – $193,35050
4Physician Assistants$133,060
Master's degree
$108,380 – $208,10050
5Nurse Practitioners$126,820
Master's degree
$93,600 – $164,710240
6Pharmacists$122,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,700 – $157,860290
7Physical Therapists$100,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,480 – $121,520180
8Occupational Therapists$96,740
Master's degree
$61,550 – $114,910110
9Speech-Language Pathologists$96,570
Master's degree
$73,830 – $118,32090
10Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$95,810
Associate's degree
$76,760 – $96,85040
11Veterinarians$91,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,050 – $164,30090
12Dental Hygienists$91,750
Associate's degree
$67,570 – $102,030150
13Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$82,050
Associate's degree
$37,630 – $108,82040
14Registered Nurses$80,790
Bachelor's degree
$67,780 – $100,9302,080
15Respiratory Therapists$80,140
Associate's degree
$65,510 – $94,720110
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,570
Associate's degree
$51,250 – $104,520160
17Athletic Trainers$67,210
Master's degree
$49,410 – $71,62030
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,610 – $75,900330
19Surgical Technologists$63,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,100 – $82,220130
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$61,170
Bachelor's degree
$41,370 – $76,41070
21Paramedics$58,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,450 – $76,29070
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$53,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,320 – $77,21060
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$52,160
Associate's degree
$44,190 – $62,810190
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,770 – $58,21080
25Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$46,150
Bachelor's degree
$37,410 – $76,480110
26Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$44,950
Associate's degree
$39,500 – $102,74050
27Pharmacy Technicians$42,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790 – $48,150330
28Emergency Medical Technicians$39,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,670 – $47,230140
29Opticians, Dispensing$38,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,030 – $49,62060

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	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,830	$73,320 – $193,350	50
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,060	$108,380 – $208,100	50
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,820	$93,600 – $164,710	240
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$122,990	$41,700 – $157,860	290
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,310	$78,480 – $121,520	180
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,740	$61,550 – $114,910	110
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,570	$73,830 – $118,320	90
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$95,810	$76,760 – $96,850	40
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$91,910	$55,050 – $164,300	90
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,750	$67,570 – $102,030	150
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,050	$37,630 – $108,820	40
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,790	$67,780 – $100,930	2,080
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,140	$65,510 – $94,720	110
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,570	$51,250 – $104,520	160
17	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$67,210	$49,410 – $71,620	30
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,160	$52,610 – $75,900	330
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,200	$60,100 – $82,220	130
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$61,170	$41,370 – $76,410	70
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,770	$44,450 – $76,290	70
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,790	$38,320 – $77,210	60
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,160	$44,190 – $62,810	190
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,230	$35,770 – $58,210	80
25	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$46,150	$37,410 – $76,480	110
26	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$44,950	$39,500 – $102,740	50
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,830	$35,790 – $48,150	330
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,070	$32,670 – $47,230	140
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,370	$34,030 – $49,620	60

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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