Highest-paying Computer and Engineering Jobs in Owensboro

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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Owensboro

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Owensboro, KY 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.

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#9. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $47,970
- #245 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Computer user support specialists

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $53,770
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#7. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $64,170
- #177 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#6. Network and computer systems administrators

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $72,350
- #385 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#5. Civil engineers

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $86,230
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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#4. Computer systems analysts

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $93,920
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#3. Electrical engineers

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $94,310
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Industrial engineers

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $94,430
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#1. Software developers

Owensboro, KY
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- #295 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)