Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Palm Bay

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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. Electrical and electronics drafters

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,100
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 20,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,380)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($86,920)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($83,760)

#29. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $67,930
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

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)

#28. Mechanical drafters

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,280
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#27. Statisticians

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $69,070
- #81 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)

#26. Web and digital interface designers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $70,440
- #83 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)

#25. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,220
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#24. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,800
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

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)

#23. Environmental engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,640
- #193 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)

#22. Web developers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $80,430
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#21. Computer programmers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $83,460
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#20. Operations research analysts

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $83,990
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $85,710
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#18. Network and computer systems administrators

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $86,590
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

#17. Data scientists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $89,140
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#16. Architects, except landscape and naval

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $91,160
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#15. Industrial engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,800
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,320

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)

#14. Mechanical engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,870
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,420

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)

#13. Computer systems analysts

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $97,410
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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. Civil engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $99,880
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#11. Information security analysts

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $101,630
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $103,170
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#9. Database architects

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $103,590
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#8. Database administrators

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $103,860
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#7. Electronics engineers, except computer

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $106,630
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,000

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)

#6. Electrical engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $107,360
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,230

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)

#5. Materials engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $111,160
- #16 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)

#4. Computer network architects

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $111,440
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#3. Software developers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $112,020
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,950

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. Aerospace engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $112,710
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,240

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)

#1. Computer hardware engineers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $128,470
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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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