Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Omaha

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 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. Surveyors

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $65,000
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#29. Electrical and electronics drafters

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $65,030
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#28. Landscape architects

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $66,660
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#27. Web and digital interface designers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $78,370
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#26. Mechanical engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $81,350
- #335 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

#25. Data scientists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $81,910
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#24. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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)

#23. Statisticians

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $84,710
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#22. Web developers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $85,590
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#21. Industrial engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $87,280
- #244 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#20. Architects, except landscape and naval

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $87,410
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $87,590
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

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. Civil engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $88,680
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#17. Computer programmers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $89,050
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

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. Computer systems analysts

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $90,470
- #189 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,390

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $91,140
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#14. Operations research analysts

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $91,690
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $91,790
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#12. Electrical engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $91,860
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#11. Materials engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $91,890
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#10. Information security analysts

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $92,160
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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. Database administrators

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $92,310
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#8. Environmental engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $92,970
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#7. Computer network architects

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $100,150
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 810

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)

#6. Software developers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $100,400
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,390

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)

#5. Chemical engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $100,450
- #72 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)

#4. Database architects

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $114,870
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#3. Actuaries

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $118,900
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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. Computer hardware engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $120,050
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Aerospace engineers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $166,060
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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