Purdue University salaries in Lafayette, IN

Based on 341 certified H-1B filings by Purdue University in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$92,700

Middle 50%$64k–$114.8k

vs. all employers here−2%comparison median $95,000

Filings341FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,000 and $235,000.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$69,757	$53,066	$94,000	174
FY2021	$72,922	$53,624	$96,764	198
FY2022	$80,000	$57,872	$100,000	217
FY2023	$77,480	$60,000	$98,733	197
FY2024	$78,750	$60,000	$103,000	205
FY2025	$91,237	$64,000	$115,951	235
FY2026	$95,023	$64,397	$112,341	106

Job	Median here	Filings
Engineering Professor	$113,268	30
Business Professor	$185,320	28
Computer Science Professor	$132,000	24
Soil and Plant Scientist	$58,383	18
Chemist	$60,000	17
Biochemist	$64,698	12
Physicist	$60,808	12
Medical School Professor	$108,625	10
Mathematics Professor	too few	9
Data Scientist	too few	8
Mechanical Engineer	too few	8
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	too few	8
Political Science Teacher	too few	8
Instructional Coordinator	too few	8
Materials Scientist	too few	7

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Job	Median here	Filings
Economist	too few	6
Mental Health Counselor	too few	6
Agricultural Sciences Teacher	too few	6
Foreign Language Professor	too few	6
Veterinarian	too few	6
Research Scientist (Computer Science)	too few	5
Electrical Engineer	too few	5
Medical Scientist	too few	5
Biology Professor	too few	5
Economics Professor	too few	5

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Lafayette, IN.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.