Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Riverside

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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 electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

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)

#29. Web developers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $73,530
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,320
- Employment: 84,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,430)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($111,080)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($110,880)

#28. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $77,590
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 12,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($104,570)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,720)

#27. Landscape architects

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $84,130
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $74,980
- Employment: 17,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,590)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,810)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($95,110)

#26. Operations research analysts

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $84,260
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#24 (tie). Computer programmers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $88,480
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#24 (tie). Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $88,480
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#23. Industrial engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $89,400
- #205 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,070

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)

#22. Network and computer systems administrators

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $90,250
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

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)

#21. Architects, except landscape and naval

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $90,820
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#20. Mechanical engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $92,200
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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)

#19. Surveyors

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $92,510
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#18. Database administrators

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $93,460
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#17. Computer systems analysts

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,830
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,290

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)

#16. Statisticians

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $95,500
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#15. Information security analysts

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $97,090
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

#14. Data scientists

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,060
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#13. Electrical engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $99,800
- #175 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

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)

#12. Materials engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $100,950
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#11. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $102,510
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#10. Civil engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,470
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,990

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)

#9. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,530
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#8. Environmental engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,520
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#7. Computer network architects

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $109,540
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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)

#6. Aerospace engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $111,160
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#5. Database architects

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,810
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#4. Software developers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $113,680
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,240

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)

#3. Electronics engineers, except computer

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $114,820
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

#2. Computer hardware engineers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $129,300
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#1. Computer and information research scientists

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $149,190
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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