Software Engineer salary in Lafayette, IN

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Lafayette, West Lafayette, Delphi.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$87,360
Middle 50%$81k–$110.3k
vs. national median−37%comparison median $139,194
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,196 and $150,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,640
25th$81,037
50th (median)$87,360
75th$110,250
90th$130,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $80,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $81,744 (32 filings) FY2022: median $90,418 (34 filings) FY2023: median $96,735 (18 filings) FY2024: median $93,954 (25 filings) FY2025: median $82,150 (18 filings) FY2026: median $94,910 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 34 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 34
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,000$66,856$91,50015
FY2021$81,744$65,998$123,05632
FY2022$90,418$73,351$115,00034
FY2023$96,735$83,554$114,67318
FY2024$93,954$81,058$110,00025
FY2025$82,150$81,058$116,82818
FY2026$94,910$81,037$109,62523

Cost of living

Lafayette's median Software Engineer salary of $87,360 is worth about $93,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lafayette = 93.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Lafayette, IN area earned a median of $99,750 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,360, 12% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Ansystoo few2
Htc Global Servicestoo few2
Maplebeartoo few2
Vertextoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $74,320 10
Mid-level · Level II $81,058 19
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$67,163$74,32010
Mid-level · Level II$81,037$81,05819

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.