Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Dalton

Written by:
December 14, 2022
Roman Samborskyi // Shutterstock

Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Dalton

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Dalton, GA 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.

#13. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $54,450
- #189 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)

#12. Computer user support specialists

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $57,080
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

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

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $63,520
- #136 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)

#10. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $69,130
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#9. Computer network support specialists

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $78,300
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#8. Network and computer systems administrators

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $80,590
- #201 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#7. Industrial engineers

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $88,540
- #219 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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)

#6. Mechanical engineers

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $91,140
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#5. Computer systems analysts

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $93,940
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#4. Software developers

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $100,840
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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. Information security analysts

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $104,930
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#2. Electrical engineers

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $111,690
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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. Computer programmers

Dalton, GA
- Annual mean salary: $123,500
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

Trending Now