Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Lansing

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, 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 engineering technologists and technicians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $56,380
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#29. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $56,870
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,230
- Employment: 62,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($94,360)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($90,460)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,020)

#28. Computer network support specialists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- #281 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#27. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $60,810
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#26. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $63,440
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#25. Web and digital interface designers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $67,180
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,460
- Employment: 82,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($144,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,720)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,760)

#24. Surveyors

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $69,230
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#23. Landscape architects

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $75,700
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#22. Statisticians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,900
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#21. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $78,980
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#20. Architects, except landscape and naval

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $79,530
- #180 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $79,760
- #220 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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. Web developers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $80,490
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#17. Computer programmers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $80,810
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#16. Actuaries

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $81,430
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#15. Civil engineers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $81,940
- #367 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

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)

#14. Database administrators

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,070
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#13. Computer systems analysts

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,250
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#12. Software developers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,580
- #427 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,820

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)

#11. Operations research analysts

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $88,150
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Data scientists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $88,250
- #113 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)

#9. Environmental engineers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $89,280
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Information security analysts

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $89,590
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#7. Mechanical engineers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $89,610
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

#6. Industrial engineers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $90,820
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#5. Electrical engineers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $91,270
- #311 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Computer network architects

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $103,840
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#3. Electronics engineers, except computer

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $105,070
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#2. Computer hardware engineers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $108,770
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#1. Database architects

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $109,470
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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