Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Lafayette Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area

Figures describe the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lafayette city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 308 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$416,860	$200.41	120
2	Physicians, All Other	$368,750	$177.29	120
3	Chief Executives	$204,450	$98.30	40
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$177,640	$85.40	170
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$142,640	$68.58	70
6	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$141,700	$68.12	240
7	Optometrists	$134,830	$64.82	50
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,270	$64.07	170
9	Physician Assistants	$133,060	$63.97	50
10	Public Relations Managers	$131,280	$63.12	40
11	Nurse Practitioners	$126,820	$60.97	240
12	Industrial Production Managers	$124,050	$59.64	270
13	Pharmacists	$122,990	$59.13	290
14	Purchasing Managers	$122,410	$58.85	30
15	Financial Managers	$121,020	$58.18	310
16	Sales Managers	$120,980	$58.17	200
17	Human Resources Managers	$119,620	$57.51	140
18	Marketing Managers	$117,150	$56.32	80
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$112,900	$54.28	80
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$111,470	Not published	140
21	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,110	Not published	440
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,710	$51.30	320
23	Administrative Services Managers	$103,340	$49.69	260
24	Computer Network Architects	$101,500	$48.80	60
25	Information Security Analysts	$101,390	$48.75	Not published

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Lafayette metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.