Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Grand Rapids

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 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. Mechanical drafters

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $59,660
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#29. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $61,170
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $63,430
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $63,580
- #189 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#26. Landscape architects

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $66,030
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Surveyors

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $66,370
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#24. Web developers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $68,090
- #128 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)

#23. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,890
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#22. Computer programmers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,100
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#21. Database administrators

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,730
- #183 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#20. Architects, except landscape and naval

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $78,370
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#19. Network and computer systems administrators

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $79,240
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

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)

#18. Materials engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $79,820
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#17. Civil engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#16. Environmental engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $83,410
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#15. Mechanical engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $84,180
- #284 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,800

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)

#14. Operations research analysts

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $84,800
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#13. Data scientists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $85,220
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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. Actuaries

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,580
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#10 (tie). Computer systems analysts

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $87,610
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

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)

#10 (tie). Industrial engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $87,610
- #240 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,600

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)

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $87,760
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Electrical engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $89,430
- #337 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

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)

#7. Software developers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $91,720
- #345 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,020

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)

#6. Electronics engineers, except computer

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $92,570
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#5. Information security analysts

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $93,370
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#4. Computer hardware engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $96,380
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#3. Database architects

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $99,020
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Chemical engineers

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $105,100
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#1. Computer network architects

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $108,850
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

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