Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Reno

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Reno, NV 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. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $54,020
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#29. Mechanical drafters

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $56,700
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#28. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $60,230
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $60,770
- #231 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#26. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $62,840
- #230 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#25. Web developers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $65,540
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#24. Computer network support specialists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $65,570
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#23. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $68,220
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 12,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($104,570)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,720)

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

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $68,340
- #132 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)

#21. Architectural and civil drafters

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $70,430
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#20. Web and digital interface designers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $71,030
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#19. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $78,830
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#18. Network and computer systems administrators

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $80,290
- #206 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#17. Surveyors

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $86,170
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#16. Database administrators

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $86,900
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#15. Database architects

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $88,090
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#14. Data scientists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $88,560
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#13. Computer programmers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $91,410
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#12. Information security analysts

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $91,690
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#11. Architects, except landscape and naval

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $92,630
- #50 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)

#10. Civil engineers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $97,040
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

#9. Computer systems analysts

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $97,110
- #87 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)

#8. Industrial engineers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $98,600
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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)

#7. Mechanical engineers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $98,640
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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. Electrical engineers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $99,530
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#5. Software developers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $101,300
- #192 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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)

#4. Electronics engineers, except computer

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $108,230
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#3. Computer network architects

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $113,320
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#2. Environmental engineers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $118,240
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#1. Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $123,180
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,450
- Employment: 7,370
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($152,290)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($150,970)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($149,070)

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