Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Davenport

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 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. Surveying and mapping technicians

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $47,400
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 56,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

#29. Computer user support specialists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $51,730
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

#28. Web and digital interface designers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $54,130
- #161 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#27. Architectural and civil drafters

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $56,030
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#26. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $59,040
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#25. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $60,380
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#24. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $61,940
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#23. Computer network support specialists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $64,420
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $64,630
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#21. Web developers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $65,070
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#20. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $66,110
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#19. Mechanical drafters

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $66,390
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#18. Surveyors

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $73,870
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#17. Data scientists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $84,870
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#16. Industrial engineers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $85,880
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

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)

#15. Mechanical engineers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $86,600
- #237 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#14. Database administrators

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $86,980
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#13. Network and computer systems administrators

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $87,370
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#11 (tie). Computer programmers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $87,880
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#11 (tie). Civil engineers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $87,880
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#10. Architects, except landscape and naval

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $87,900
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#9. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $88,550
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#8. Operations research analysts

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $89,010
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#7. Electronics engineers, except computer

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $92,120
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#6. Computer systems analysts

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $92,820
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#5. Materials engineers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $93,740
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#4. Software developers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $95,830
- #284 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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. Electrical engineers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $96,920
- #230 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#2. Information security analysts

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $97,990
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#1. Computer network architects

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $107,850
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

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