Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Tampa

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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. Operations research analysts

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,410
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

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)

#29. Landscape architects

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $74,210
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#28. Web and digital interface designers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $74,770
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

#27. Marine engineers and naval architects

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $76,770
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,820
- Employment: 7,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,630)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($126,010)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($109,390)

#26. Web developers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $77,320
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#25. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $80,720
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,700

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)

#24. Computer programmers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $81,140
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,010

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)

#23. Architects, except landscape and naval

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $83,540
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#22. Network and computer systems administrators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $84,000
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,940

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. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $84,850
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $84,880
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#19. Mechanical engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $85,700
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

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)

#18. Environmental engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $87,020
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#17. Computer systems analysts

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $89,810
- #199 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)

#16. Chemical engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $90,500
- #101 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)

#15. Data scientists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $90,610
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

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)

#14. Statisticians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $91,120
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#13. Industrial engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $92,880
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,610

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)

#12. Civil engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $94,370
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,410

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. Database administrators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,660
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

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)

#10. Electrical engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $97,810
- #216 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)

#9. Aerospace engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $98,630
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#8. Information security analysts

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $100,250
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,480

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. Database architects

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $103,220
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#6. Software developers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,970

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)

#5. Computer network architects

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $108,190
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,330

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)

#4. Electronics engineers, except computer

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $109,180
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

#3. Computer hardware engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $113,130
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#2. Computer and information research scientists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $123,530
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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. Actuaries

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $130,490
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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