Highest-paying Computer and Engineering Jobs in Indianapolis

#30. Electrical and electronics drafters

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $66,050
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 20,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,380)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($86,920)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($83,760)

#29. Materials engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $68,280
- #113 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)

#27 (tie). Web developers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $72,560
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#27 (tie). Surveyors

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $72,560
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#26. Operations research analysts

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $72,580
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

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#25. Data scientists

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $79,910
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 880

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)

#24. Chemical engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $81,550
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#23. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $81,810
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

#22. Petroleum engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $82,400
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#21. Architects, except landscape and naval

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $83,510
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

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)

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#20. Network and computer systems administrators

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $84,650
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,540

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)

#19. Environmental engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $84,960
- #153 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#18. Civil engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $85,790
- #279 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,820

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. Mechanical engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,160
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,870

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)

#16. Database administrators

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

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#15. Information security analysts

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,650
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

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)

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $90,620
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#13. Industrial engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $90,950
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,760

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. Computer systems analysts

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $93,280
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,820

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. Statisticians

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $93,750
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

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#10. Electronics engineers, except computer

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $94,500
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#9. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $95,880
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#8. Software developers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $97,370
- #259 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,780

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)

#7. Aerospace engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $98,710
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#6. Electrical engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $100,370
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

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)

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#5. Database architects

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $101,930
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#4. Computer hardware engineers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $103,800
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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 programmers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $107,120
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

#1. Actuaries

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $121,460
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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