Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Fort Wayne

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Fort Wayne, IN 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. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $53,840
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#29. Architectural and civil drafters

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $55,620
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#28. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $55,640
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $57,370
- #270 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#26. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $61,500
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,000
- Employment: 64,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,190)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($83,250)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($81,340)

#25. Calibration technologists and technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $62,610
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,800
- Employment: 8,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($92,210)
--- Boulder, CO ($85,940)
--- Midland, TX ($80,990)

#24. Web developers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $66,660
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#23. Computer network support specialists

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $67,210
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#22. Web and digital interface designers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $68,250
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#21. Database administrators

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $69,570
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#20. Surveyors

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $69,870
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#19. Data scientists

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $70,150
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#18. Operations research analysts

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $73,430
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#17. Network and computer systems administrators

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $74,630
- #338 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#16. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $74,960
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $78,390
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#14. Computer programmers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $80,080
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#13. Civil engineers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $80,880
- #381 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#12. Computer systems analysts

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $81,760
- #335 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

#11. Mechanical engineers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,570
- #238 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)

#10. Industrial engineers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,690
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

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)

#9. Information security analysts

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,860
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#8. Computer network architects

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $87,890
- #267 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#7. Environmental engineers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $89,660
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#6. Database architects

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $90,550
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#5. Software developers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $98,810
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#4. Electrical engineers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $100,240
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#3. Computer hardware engineers

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $110,070
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $112,410
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#1. Actuaries

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $119,220
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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