Highest-paying Computer and Engineering Jobs in Lafayette

Roman Samborskyi // Shutterstock

Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Lafayette

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Lafayette, LA 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.

You may also like: Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Lafayette metro area

#22. Surveying and mapping technicians

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#21. Electrical and electronics drafters

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $48,940
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#20. Computer user support specialists

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $52,110
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#19. Operations research analysts

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,070
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#18. Architectural and civil drafters

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,950
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

You may also like: Coat drives near Lafayette

#17. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,670
- #278 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#16. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $63,290
- #228 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)

#14. Surveyors

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $63,860
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#13. Network and computer systems administrators

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $73,700
- #356 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

You may also like: People from these metros are looking to buy homes in Lafayette

#12. Environmental engineers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $74,760
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#11. Computer programmers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $77,820
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#10. Computer systems analysts

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $80,410
- #347 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Software developers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $80,680
- #475 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#8. Electronics engineers, except computer

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $83,180
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

You may also like: Highest-paying jobs in Lafayette

#7. Civil engineers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $84,130
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#6. Information security analysts

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $85,170
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Electrical engineers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $87,340
- #360 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#4. Architects, except landscape and naval

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $88,020
- #86 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)

#3. Industrial engineers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $88,680
- #218 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

You may also like: Highest-rated Italian restaurants in Lafayette by diners

#2. Mechanical engineers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $92,980
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Petroleum engineers

Lafayette, LA
- Annual mean salary: $124,120
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Lafayette

Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Lafayette

#22. Surveying and mapping technicians

#21. Electrical and electronics drafters

#20. Computer user support specialists

#19. Operations research analysts

#18. Architectural and civil drafters

#17. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

#16. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

#15. Computer network support specialists

#14. Surveyors

#13. Network and computer systems administrators

#12. Environmental engineers

#11. Computer programmers

#10. Computer systems analysts

#9. Software developers

#8. Electronics engineers, except computer

#7. Civil engineers

#6. Information security analysts

#5. Electrical engineers

#4. Architects, except landscape and naval

#3. Industrial engineers

#2. Mechanical engineers

#1. Petroleum engineers

Explore by Metro

Acadia Parish

Alexandria

Allen Parish

Ascension Parish

Assumption Parish

Avoyelles Parish

Baton Rouge

Beauregard Parish

Bienville Parish

Bossier Parish

Caddo Parish

Calcasieu Parish

Caldwell Parish

Cameron Parish

Catahoula Parish

Claiborne Parish

Concordia Parish

De Soto Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish

East Carroll Parish

East Feliciana Parish

Evangeline Parish

Franklin Parish

Grant Parish

Hammond

Houma

Iberia Parish

Iberville Parish

Jackson Parish

Jefferson Davis Parish

Jefferson Parish

LaSalle Parish

Lafayette

Lafayette Parish

Lafourche Parish

Lake Charles

Lincoln Parish

Livingston Parish

Madison Parish

Monroe

Morehouse Parish

Natchitoches Parish

New Orleans

Ouachita Parish

Plaquemines Parish

Pointe Coupee Parish

Rapides Parish

Red River Parish

Richland Parish

Sabine Parish

Shreveport

St. Bernard Parish

St. Charles Parish

St. Helena Parish

St. James Parish