Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Miami

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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.

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#30. Architects, except landscape and naval

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,740
- #229 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,020

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)
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#29. Mechanical drafters

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,230
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)
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#28. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $74,160
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)
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#27. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $74,180
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 12,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($104,570)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,720)
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#26. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $77,670
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,280

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)

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#25. Statisticians

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $78,670
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)
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#24. Web developers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $79,520
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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)
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#23. Web and digital interface designers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $81,210
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

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)
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#22. Network and computer systems administrators

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $83,670
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,720

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)
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#21. Mechanical engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $87,020
- #229 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,450

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)

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#20. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $88,200
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)
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#19. Computer programmers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $90,200
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,530

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)
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#18. Electrical engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $90,730
- #318 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

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)
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#17. Materials engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $90,920
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)
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#16. Computer systems analysts

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,480
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,920

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,880
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)
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#14. Data scientists

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $95,560
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,160

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)
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#13. Industrial engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,210
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,280

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)
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#12. Database administrators

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,980
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

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)
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#11. Civil engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $97,280
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,770

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)

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#10. Environmental engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $100,510
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)
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#9. Information security analysts

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $102,720
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,650

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)
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#8. Electronics engineers, except computer

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

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)
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#7. Software developers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $105,790
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 13,680

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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#6. Aerospace engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $109,910
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

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#5. Computer network architects

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $112,600
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,470

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)
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#4. Actuaries

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $121,130
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)
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#3. Computer hardware engineers

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $121,570
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)
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#2. Database architects

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $125,660
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

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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#1. Computer and information research scientists

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Annual mean salary: $127,400
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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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