Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Crestview

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 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. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $51,820
- #206 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#29. Architectural and civil drafters

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $53,340
- #244 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#28. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $59,520
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,390
- Employment: 40,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($112,580)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($91,550)
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($90,200)

#27. Mechanical drafters

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $63,530
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#26. Computer network support specialists

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,830
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Surveyors

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,340
- #118 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)

#24. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,850
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#23. Web developers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $71,700
- #108 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)

#22. Network and computer systems administrators

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,330
- #367 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#21. Data scientists

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $75,770
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#20. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $83,190
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 10,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,970)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($93,540)
--- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($92,190)

#19. Computer programmers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $85,670
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#18. Architects, except landscape and naval

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,110
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#17. Mechanical engineers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,140
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#16. Industrial engineers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,210
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#15. Civil engineers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $95,420
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,690
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,970
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#12. Database administrators

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $97,310
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Operations research analysts

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $98,440
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#10. Electrical engineers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $99,710
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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. Computer hardware engineers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $100,730
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Information security analysts

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $102,850
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#7. Computer network architects

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $103,470
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#6. Electronics engineers, except computer

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $104,350
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

#5. Aerospace engineers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $104,400
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#4. Materials engineers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $104,870
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#3. Software developers

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $105,890
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

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)

#2. Computer and information research scientists

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $105,970
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#1. Computer systems analysts

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Annual mean salary: $106,080
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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)

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