Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in San Francisco

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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. Materials engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $110,750
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#29. Web developers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $110,880
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,090

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $113,780
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,100

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)

#27. Industrial engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $114,740
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,800

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)

#26. Chemical engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $115,760
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#25. Network and computer systems administrators

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $116,370
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,560

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)

#24. Civil engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $116,550
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,710

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)

#23. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $119,130
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

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)

#22. Database administrators

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,280
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,420
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#20. Computer programmers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,220
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,720

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)

#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,640
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,920

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)

#18. Mechanical engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,030
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,780

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)

#17. Environmental engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,470
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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)

#16. Actuaries

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $129,400
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#15. Statisticians

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $129,620
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#14. Web and digital interface designers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $129,760
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,240

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,460
- Employment: 82,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($144,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,720)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,760)

#13. Computer systems analysts

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $131,650
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 12,980

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)

#12. Electrical engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,640
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,720

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)

#11. Electronics engineers, except computer

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $135,430
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,580

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)

#10. Information security analysts

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $149,250
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#9. Aerospace engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $149,490
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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)

#8. Computer network architects

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $152,900
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,850

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. Data scientists

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $153,180
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,290

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)

#6. Marine engineers and naval architects

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $153,630
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,820
- Employment: 7,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,630)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($126,010)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($109,390)

#5. Software developers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $158,320
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 64,460

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)

#4. Database architects

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $161,830
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,570

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)

#3. Petroleum engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $168,210
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,720
- Employment: 22,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
--- Anchorage, AK ($169,650)

#2. Computer hardware engineers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $185,210
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,880

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $209,890
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,410

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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