Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Fairbanks

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December 14, 2022
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Fairbanks

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Fairbanks, AK 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.

#12. Computer network support specialists

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $61,000
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,350
- Employment: 176,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,120)
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($93,670)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,190)

#11. Computer user support specialists

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $63,260
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)

#10. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $67,640
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,000
- Employment: 64,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,190)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($83,250)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($81,340)

#9. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $82,720
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,070
- Employment: 101,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fort Collins, CO ($91,980)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($90,780)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($88,600)

#8. Network and computer systems administrators

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $85,710
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#7. Surveyors

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $85,780
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,880
- Employment: 46,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,360)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,740)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($103,260)

#6. Information security analysts

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $85,830
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#5. Environmental engineers

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $98,890
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#4. Civil engineers

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $101,920
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#3. Mechanical engineers

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $102,060
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#2. Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $106,600
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#1. Electrical engineers

Fairbanks, AK
- Annual mean salary: $107,250
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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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