Highest-paying business jobs in Lafayette, Indiana

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

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#18. Tax preparers

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $39,870
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

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#17. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $54,780
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

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#16. Human resources specialists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $59,380
- #331 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

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#15. Training and development specialists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $60,190
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

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#14. Fundraisers

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $60,610
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

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#13. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $60,850
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

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#12. Labor relations specialists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $61,350
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

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#11. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $61,470
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

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#10. Compliance officers

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $68,100
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

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#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $70,770
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#8. Accountants and auditors

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $71,920
- #267 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

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#7. Cost estimators

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $72,190
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

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#6. Financial and investment analysts

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $72,520
- #323 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

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#5. Logisticians

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $73,170
- #180 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

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#4. Loan officers

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $74,290
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

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#3. Project management specialists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $81,750
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

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#2. Management analysts

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $84,860
- #282 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

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#1. Personal financial advisors

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $93,300
- #316 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)