Highest-paying Computer and Engineering Jobs in Rochester, Minnesota

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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Rochester, Minnesota

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Rochester, MN 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.

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#15. Architectural and civil drafters

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $55,460
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#14. Computer user support specialists

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $58,660
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#13. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $62,840
- #205 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#12. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $66,230
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

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#10. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $73,760
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#9. Mechanical engineers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $78,890
- #375 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Computer systems analysts

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $88,260
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#7. Industrial engineers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $90,110
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

#6. Network and computer systems administrators

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $90,960
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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#5. Civil engineers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $98,380
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#4. Software developers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $101,420
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#3. Computer hardware engineers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $102,590
- #75 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)

#2. Electrical engineers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $106,650
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)