Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Ames

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Ames, IA 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.

#16. Architectural and civil drafters

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $54,120
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#15. Computer user support specialists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $58,460
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#14. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $63,670
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#13. Mechanical drafters

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $70,400
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Computer network support specialists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $71,860
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#11. Data scientists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $73,790
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#10. Electrical engineers

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $80,870
- #408 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)

#9. Architects, except landscape and naval

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $81,980
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#8. Network and computer systems administrators

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $82,500
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Computer systems analysts

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $83,070
- #314 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#6. Mechanical engineers

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $83,460
- #295 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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 programmers

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $83,600
- #136 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)

#4. Industrial engineers

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $84,960
- #293 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#3. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $85,560
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#2. Civil engineers

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $86,300
- #265 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)

#1. Software developers

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $97,990
- #249 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

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