Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in San Jose

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 electronics drafters

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,380
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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. Mechanical drafters

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,540
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,650
- Employment: 47,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,540)
--- Corpus Christi, TX ($90,720)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($82,590)

#28. Architects, except landscape and naval

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,640
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

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. Surveyors

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,360
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#26. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,430
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#25. Civil engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $119,720
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,900

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. Database administrators

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $121,430
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

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)

#23. Industrial engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,580
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,650

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. Environmental engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $124,400
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#21. Web developers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $124,430
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

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)

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,700
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#19. Chemical engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $131,840
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#18. Materials engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $134,720
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

#17. Network and computer systems administrators

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $135,440
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,990

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)

#16. Mechanical engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $137,540
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,460

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)

#15. Web and digital interface designers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $137,720
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,470

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)

#14. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $138,360
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,480

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)

#13. Computer systems analysts

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $141,290
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,330

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. Computer programmers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $144,130
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,840

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)

#11. Aerospace engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $147,240
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

#10. Electrical engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $148,870
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,740

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)

#9. Information security analysts

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $150,820
- #1 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)

#8. Electronics engineers, except computer

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $152,060
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,380

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)

#7. Statisticians

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $155,320
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#6. Data scientists

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $157,110
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,530

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)

#5. Operations research analysts

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $164,730
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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)

#4. Software developers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $167,420
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 67,780

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. Computer network architects

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $177,600
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,910

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)

#2. Computer hardware engineers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $183,320
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,550

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. Database architects

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $187,070
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

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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