Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in San Luis Obispo

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, 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.

#26. Architectural and civil drafters

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $56,680
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,620
- Employment: 101,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC ($76,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,700)
--- Anchorage, AK ($75,650)

#25. Computer user support specialists

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $61,880
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#24. Surveying and mapping technicians

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $65,920
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 56,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

#23. Computer network support specialists

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $68,660
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#22. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $69,670
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#21. Web developers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $70,660
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $72,840
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#19. Web and digital interface designers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $80,110
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#18. Mechanical engineers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- #281 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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. Database administrators

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $86,760
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#16. Architects, except landscape and naval

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $87,530
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#15. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $90,630
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#14. Network and computer systems administrators

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $92,240
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#13. Landscape architects

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $93,500
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#12. Surveyors

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#11. Computer network architects

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $96,120
- #223 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#10. Computer programmers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,410
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#9. Aerospace engineers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,830
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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. Electrical engineers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $103,540
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#7. Industrial engineers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,630
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#6. Civil engineers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,930
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#5. Electronics engineers, except computer

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,540
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#4. Data scientists

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $113,440
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#3. Computer systems analysts

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $114,040
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#2. Environmental engineers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $115,310
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#1. Software developers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,310
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

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