Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Des Moines

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, 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.

#30. Electrical and electronics drafters

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $60,820
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#28. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $61,470
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#26 (tie). Computer network support specialists

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $64,120
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

#26 (tie). Landscape architects

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $64,120
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $74,980
- Employment: 17,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,590)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,810)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($95,110)

#25. Mechanical drafters

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $67,720
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#24. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $67,860
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#23. Statisticians

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $68,670
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#22. Surveyors

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $75,420
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#21. Web developers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $77,630
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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. Computer programmers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $80,050
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#19. Architects, except landscape and naval

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $80,410
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#18. Operations research analysts

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $81,980
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $86,750
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#16. Mechanical engineers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $87,350
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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)

#15. Industrial engineers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $87,450
- #242 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#14. Environmental engineers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $89,020
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#13. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $89,320
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#12. Network and computer systems administrators

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $91,210
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,150

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. Civil engineers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $91,490
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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. Computer systems analysts

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $93,860
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,760

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)

#9. Electrical engineers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $96,380
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#8. Data scientists

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $98,530
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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)

#7. Database administrators

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $99,050
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#6. Software developers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $99,640
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,530

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)

#5. Computer hardware engineers

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $103,770
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#4. Actuaries

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $107,850
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#3. Computer network architects

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $110,090
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#2. Database architects

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $118,990
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#1. Information security analysts

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Annual mean salary: $135,080
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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)

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