Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Lakeland

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Lakeland-Winter Haven, 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. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $46,800
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Computer user support specialists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $48,190
- #373 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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)

#28. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $55,420
- #293 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)

#27. Mechanical drafters

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $55,600
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $56,520
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#25. Architectural and civil drafters

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $57,700
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#24. Surveyors

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $58,680
- #218 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Operations research analysts

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $60,350
- #175 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#22. Web and digital interface designers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $63,490
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#21. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $63,530
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#20. Landscape architects

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $63,940
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#19. Computer network support specialists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,600
- #177 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)

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $71,830
- #126 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)

#17. Computer programmers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,160
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#16. Network and computer systems administrators

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $74,960
- #324 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#15. Environmental engineers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $77,330
- #180 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)

#14. Information security analysts

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $80,310
- #229 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#13. Web developers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $80,980
- #47 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)

#12. Database administrators

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $82,190
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Mechanical engineers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $85,260
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#10. Electrical engineers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $85,780
- #375 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $85,860
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Computer network architects

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $87,260
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Industrial engineers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $88,720
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $95,170
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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. Software developers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,690
- #273 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)

#4. Computer systems analysts

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,770
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#3. Architects, except landscape and naval

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,970
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Electronics engineers, except computer

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $97,750
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#1. Database architects

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $100,730
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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