Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Santa Maria

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $73,820
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,230
- Employment: 62,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($94,360)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($90,460)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,020)

#29. Surveying and mapping technicians

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $75,640
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#28. Computer network support specialists

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,560
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#27. Web developers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $80,980
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#26. Statisticians

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $87,010
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#25. Architects, except landscape and naval

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $89,040
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#24. Surveyors

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $90,230
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#23. Computer programmers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $95,070
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#22. Operations research analysts

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $96,660
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#21. Web and digital interface designers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,460
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#20. Information security analysts

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $101,580
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#19. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $101,670
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#18. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $103,880
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#17. Network and computer systems administrators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,000
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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. Computer network architects

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $107,030
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#15. Civil engineers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,000
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#14. Environmental engineers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,450
- #41 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)

#13. Database administrators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,890
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#11 (tie). Mechanical engineers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $109,570
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#11 (tie). Industrial engineers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $109,570
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#10. Computer systems analysts

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $111,190
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#9. Electrical engineers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,380
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#8. Data scientists

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,640
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,770
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#6. Software developers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,150
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,760

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)

#5. Database architects

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $128,940
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Aerospace engineers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $130,310
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $131,810
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $154,610
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $183,750
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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