Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Phoenix
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Phoenix
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as “architecture and engineering occupations” or “computer and mathematical occupations” were considered. Keep reading to discover the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in your city.
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#30. Electrical and electronics drafters
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $71,780
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 900
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,090
– Employment: 20,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,380)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($86,920)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($83,760)
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#29. Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $75,250
– #36 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160
National
– Annual mean salary: $100,450
– Employment: 7,370
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boulder, CO ($152,290)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($150,970)
— Oklahoma City, OK ($149,070)
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#28. Operations research analysts
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $77,980
– #121 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,240
National
– Annual mean salary: $95,830
– Employment: 98,700
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($164,730)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($127,330)
— Austin-Round Rock, TX ($118,710)
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#27. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $80,160
– #141 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,270
National
– Annual mean salary: $97,710
– Employment: 190,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,360)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($126,640)
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($122,750)
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#26. Computer programmers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $81,150
– #171 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,540
National
– Annual mean salary: $96,650
– Employment: 152,610
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($144,130)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($126,220)
— Dalton, GA ($123,500)
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#25. Civil engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $88,720
– #194 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,290
National
– Annual mean salary: $95,490
– Employment: 304,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,720)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,550)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($115,120)
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#24. Architects, except landscape and naval
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $90,260
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,060
National
– Annual mean salary: $91,900
– Employment: 100,400
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($120,430)
— Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ($115,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,780)
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#23. Network and computer systems administrators
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $90,720
– #56 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,840
National
– Annual mean salary: $91,250
– Employment: 316,760
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,440)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,370)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($110,930)
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#22. Database administrators
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $96,580
– #55 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,450
National
– Annual mean salary: $96,550
– Employment: 85,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($123,540)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,430)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($120,280)
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#21. Data scientists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $97,180
– #66 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,010
National
– Annual mean salary: $108,660
– Employment: 105,980
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($157,110)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,180)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($135,900)
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#20. Statisticians
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $99,140
– #18 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250
National
– Annual mean salary: $99,450
– Employment: 31,370
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,320)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,620)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($125,860)
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#19. Computer systems analysts
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $99,390
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 9,430
National
– Annual mean salary: $102,210
– Employment: 505,150
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
— Huntsville, AL ($118,690)
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#18. Actuaries
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $100,070
– #59 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $125,300
– Employment: 23,040
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($245,520)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,550)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($144,320)
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#17. Mechanical engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $100,940
– #57 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,420
National
– Annual mean salary: $97,000
– Employment: 278,240
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,540)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($128,790)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,030)
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#16. Electrical engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $101,690
– #139 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,030
National
– Annual mean salary: $107,890
– Employment: 186,020
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($148,870)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($124,680)
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#15. Environmental engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $102,610
– #61 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 630
National
– Annual mean salary: $100,220
– Employment: 42,660
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($131,700)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,470)
— Idaho Falls, ID ($127,160)
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#14. Industrial engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $102,670
– #55 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,830
National
– Annual mean salary: $95,200
– Employment: 293,950
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($142,770)
— Midland, TX ($129,440)
— Billings, MT ($126,170)
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#13. Materials engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $105,940
– #27 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,950
– Employment: 21,530
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boulder, CO ($135,680)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($134,720)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($129,400)
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#12. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $107,020
– #37 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $99,700
– Employment: 22,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($127,700)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($123,690)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($122,770)
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#11. Information security analysts
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $109,600
– #35 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,330
National
– Annual mean salary: $113,270
– Employment: 157,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($150,820)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($149,250)
— Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($135,080)
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#10. Database architects
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $110,810
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 920
National
– Annual mean salary: $121,840
– Employment: 50,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,070)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,830)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($156,530)
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#9. Software developers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $115,520
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 26,930
National
– Annual mean salary: $120,990
– Employment: 1,364,180
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)
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#8. Computer network architects
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $120,910
– #31 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,450
National
– Annual mean salary: $120,650
– Employment: 168,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
— Rapid City, SD ($145,810)
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#7. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $122,950
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,020
– Employment: 17,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)
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#6. Electronics engineers, except computer
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $128,190
– #12 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,780
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,490
– Employment: 107,170
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,060)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($138,480)
— Idaho Falls, ID ($136,310)
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#5. Computer hardware engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $129,460
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280
National
– Annual mean salary: $136,230
– Employment: 73,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,210)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,320)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($161,580)
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#4. Aerospace engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $147,110
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,000
National
– Annual mean salary: $122,970
– Employment: 56,640
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ($166,060)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($149,490)
— Boulder, CO ($148,990)
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#3. Chemical engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $152,820
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $121,840
– Employment: 24,180
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($173,640)
— Anchorage, AK ($159,010)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($152,820)
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#2. Nuclear engineers
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $153,790
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $121,760
– Employment: 12,670
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($153,790)
— Idaho Falls, ID ($143,500)
— Niles-Benton Harbor, MI ($141,090)
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#1. Computer and information research scientists
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
– Annual mean salary: $202,020
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $142,650
– Employment: 30,840
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($209,890)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($202,020)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($183,750)
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