Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Phoenix

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December 14, 2022
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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.

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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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