Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Kansas City

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS 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. Electrical and electronics drafters

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#29. Landscape architects

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $69,010
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#28. Web developers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $76,020
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#27. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $76,680
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

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)

#26. Environmental engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#25. Operations research analysts

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $85,800
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#24. Architects, except landscape and naval

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $86,210
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,230

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)

#23. Computer systems analysts

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $87,150
- #243 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,000

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)

#22. Data scientists

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $87,350
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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)

#21. Network and computer systems administrators

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $87,520
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,710

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)

#20. Mechanical engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $87,840
- #213 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,790

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)

#19. Materials engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $89,590
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#18. Computer programmers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $90,640
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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)

#17. Computer hardware engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $90,980
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#16. Civil engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $91,850
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,600

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)

#15. Industrial engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $93,790
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,070

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)

#14. Electrical engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $94,220
- #270 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,940

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)

#13. Database administrators

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $94,970
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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)

#12. Statisticians

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $96,400
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#11. Information security analysts

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $98,460
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

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)

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

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $99,110
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#9. Computer network architects

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $100,920
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,250

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)

#8. Computer and information research scientists

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $103,170
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Software developers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $103,940
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,010

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. Aerospace engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $107,110
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#5. Electronics engineers, except computer

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $107,330
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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. Chemical engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $108,710
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#3. Actuaries

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $110,750
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#2. Database architects

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $115,660
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#1. Petroleum engineers

Kansas City, MO-KS
- Annual mean salary: $120,090
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,720
- Employment: 22,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
--- Anchorage, AK ($169,650)

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