Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Bridgeport

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 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. Landscape architects

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $76,440
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#29. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $78,730
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#28. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $81,460
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#27. Surveyors

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $82,340
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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. Computer network support specialists

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $92,030
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#25. Web developers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $95,670
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#24. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $98,860
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Mechanical engineers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $101,930
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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)

#22. Computer programmers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $103,210
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#21. Industrial engineers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $103,270
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,290

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)

#20. Civil engineers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $103,710
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

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)

#19. Architects, except landscape and naval

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $106,450
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#18. Chemical engineers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $106,900
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#17. Network and computer systems administrators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $110,810
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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. Operations research analysts

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $111,160
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#15. Environmental engineers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $112,050
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#14. Database administrators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $112,270
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#13. Computer systems analysts

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $115,430
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $116,620
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#11. Aerospace engineers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $116,870
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $117,010
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

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. Data scientists

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $117,610
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

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

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $119,730
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Computer and information research scientists

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $120,590
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#6. Computer hardware engineers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $121,790
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#5. Software developers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $123,040
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,710

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. Information security analysts

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $125,530
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#3. Actuaries

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $132,140
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#2. Computer network architects

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $135,040
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#1. Database architects

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $149,120
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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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