Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Baltimore

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 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 electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $81,690
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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)

#29. Architects, except landscape and naval

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $85,550
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,300

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)

#28. Civil engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $90,980
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,350

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)

#27. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $91,790
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,020
- Employment: 17,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)

#26. Computer programmers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $92,520
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,600

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)

#25. Statisticians

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $97,420
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#24. Environmental engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $98,620
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#23. Database administrators

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $99,280
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

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)

#22. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $99,340
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $99,700
- Employment: 22,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($127,700)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($123,690)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($122,770)

#21. Computer systems analysts

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $102,270
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,460

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)

#20. Web developers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $103,190
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,220

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)

#19. Operations research analysts

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $103,450
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,870

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. Industrial engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $106,690
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,660

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)

#17. Mechanical engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $107,590
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,350

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)

#16. Network and computer systems administrators

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $108,160
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,460

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)

#15. Marine engineers and naval architects

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $108,560
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,820
- Employment: 7,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,630)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($126,010)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($109,390)

#14. Materials engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $114,750
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#13. Data scientists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $115,290
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,170

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)

#12. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $115,940
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,840

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)

#11. Electrical engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $118,450
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,300

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)

#10. Chemical engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $124,500
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- Employment: 24,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($173,640)
--- Anchorage, AK ($159,010)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($152,820)

#9. Electronics engineers, except computer

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $124,720
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,760

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)

#8. Aerospace engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $126,300
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $122,970
- Employment: 56,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ($166,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($149,490)
--- Boulder, CO ($148,990)

#7. Database architects

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $127,360
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#6. Computer hardware engineers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $127,740
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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)

#5. Computer and information research scientists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $130,010
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,650
- Employment: 30,840
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($209,890)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($202,020)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($183,750)

#4. Information security analysts

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $130,580
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,050

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)

#3. Actuaries

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $130,810
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#2. Computer network architects

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $136,990
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,500

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)

#1. Software developers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $137,510
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 13,060

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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