Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Augusta

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $52,670
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Surveyors

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $54,150
- #254 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#28. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $57,690
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,590
- Employment: 14,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($82,240)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($81,340)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($74,280)

#27. Architectural and civil drafters

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $60,710
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#26. Computer network support specialists

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $63,230
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Mechanical drafters

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $64,060
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#24. Database administrators

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $67,920
- #242 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $68,810
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#22. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $70,710
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#21. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $70,950
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#20. Operations research analysts

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $71,380
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $75,050
- #212 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#18. Web developers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $76,070
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#17. Data scientists

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $78,990
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $80,030
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#15. Network and computer systems administrators

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $81,540
- #183 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#14. Architects, except landscape and naval

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $85,070
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#13. Mechanical engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $86,120
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#12. Industrial engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $86,860
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#11. Information security analysts

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $91,050
- #161 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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. Computer systems analysts

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $94,840
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#9. Materials engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $96,130
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#8. Environmental engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $96,970
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#7. Computer programmers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $97,920
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#6. Civil engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $98,680
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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. Computer network architects

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $101,280
- #177 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Software developers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $102,670
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

#3. Chemical engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $106,900
- #59 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)

#2. Electrical engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $113,550
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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)

#1. Nuclear engineers

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Annual mean salary: $124,420
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,760
- Employment: 12,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($153,790)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($143,500)
--- Niles-Benton Harbor, MI ($141,090)

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