Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Chicago

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 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. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $87,920
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,880
- Employment: 11,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($99,720)
--- Midland, TX ($98,040)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($87,920)

#29. Web developers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $89,790
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,710

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)

#28. Architects, except landscape and naval

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $90,940
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,920

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)

#27. Computer systems analysts

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $92,230
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 16,630

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)

#26. Industrial engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $93,940
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,140

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)

#25. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $94,330
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,300

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. Operations research analysts

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $95,540
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,740

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)

#23. Network and computer systems administrators

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $95,640
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,050

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)

#22. Mechanical engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $95,890
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,290

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)

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $96,140
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#20. Chemical engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $96,440
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#19. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $97,290
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

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)

#18. Civil engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $98,370
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,230

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)

#17. Environmental engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $98,390
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#16. Database administrators

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $99,960
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,360

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)

#15. Statisticians

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $100,190
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

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)

#14. Electrical engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $101,290
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,800

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)

#13. Data scientists

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $103,780
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,580

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)

#12. Aerospace engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $104,260
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#11. Computer programmers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $105,130
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,230

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)

#10. Information security analysts

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $110,480
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,580

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)

#9. Computer hardware engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $110,690
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#8. Database architects

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $113,380
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

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)

#7. Software developers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $114,000
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 38,110

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)

#6. Electronics engineers, except computer

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $114,260
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,390

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)

#5. Actuaries

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $116,110
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,590

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)

#4. Nuclear engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $123,550
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#3. Computer and information research scientists

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $124,000
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#2. Computer network architects

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $127,660
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,970

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)

#1. Petroleum engineers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Annual mean salary: $150,070
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,720
- Employment: 22,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
--- Anchorage, AK ($169,650)

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