Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in California, Maryland

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in California-Lexington Park, 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. Computer user support specialists

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $58,300
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#29. Mechanical drafters

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $61,830
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#28. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $67,440
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#27. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $71,100
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#26. Electrical and electronics drafters

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $77,360
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#25. Computer network support specialists

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $79,390
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#24. Computer programmers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $86,110
- #112 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)

#23. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $88,530
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#22. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $88,710
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 10,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,970)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($93,540)
--- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($92,190)

#21. Computer systems analysts

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $94,060
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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. Chemical engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $97,460
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#19. Civil engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $98,390
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#18. Environmental engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $100,180
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#17. Database administrators

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $101,580
- #30 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)

#16. Mechanical engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $103,010
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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. Network and computer systems administrators

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $103,270
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#14. Information security analysts

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $108,150
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#13. Web developers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $111,080
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#12. Electrical engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $111,130
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

#11. Operations research analysts

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $113,930
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#10. Materials engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $115,130
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#9. Computer hardware engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $115,850
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#8. Computer and information research scientists

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $115,940
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#7. Data scientists

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $119,150
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#6. Software developers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $119,640
- #34 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)

#5. Aerospace engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $120,160
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,120

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)

#4. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $122,750
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#3. Industrial engineers

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $123,090
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#2. Computer network architects

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $126,660
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

California-Lexington Park, MD
- Annual mean salary: $133,810
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

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