Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Jackson

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Jackson, MS 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.

#27. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $40,650
- #301 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)

#26. Computer user support specialists

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $43,630
- #478 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#25. Surveying and mapping technicians

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $43,940
- #223 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 56,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

#24. Architectural and civil drafters

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $48,910
- #325 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#23. Surveyors

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $53,190
- #260 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#22. Mechanical drafters

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $53,490
- #185 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#21. Computer network support specialists

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $59,440
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#20. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $62,240
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#19. Web and digital interface designers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $62,940
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#18. Environmental engineers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $63,880
- #199 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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. Web developers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $66,450
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#16. Computer systems analysts

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $67,900
- #456 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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)

#15. Operations research analysts

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#14. Computer programmers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $70,730
- #272 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#13. Industrial engineers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $72,870
- #450 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#12. Network and computer systems administrators

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $74,800
- #329 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#11. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $77,290
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#10. Information security analysts

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $78,230
- #239 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#9. Mechanical engineers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $79,360
- #371 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Civil engineers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $82,050
- #363 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

#7. Software developers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $83,460
- #460 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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. Database administrators

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $84,400
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#5. Electronics engineers, except computer

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $84,480
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#4. Computer network architects

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $86,660
- #271 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Electrical engineers

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $90,380
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#2. Architects, except landscape and naval

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $97,460
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#1. Data scientists

Jackson, MS
- Annual mean salary: $98,040
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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