Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Albuquerque

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Albuquerque, NM 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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#30. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $58,820
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 10,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,970)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($93,540)
--- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($92,190)
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#29. Surveyors

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $60,970
- #189 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)
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#28. Computer network support specialists

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $62,110
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 870

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)
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#27. Mechanical drafters

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $69,600
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)
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#26. Statisticians

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $69,910
- #80 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)

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#25. Architects, except landscape and naval

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $74,530
- #219 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)
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#24. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $76,600
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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)
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#23. Computer programmers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $77,700
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)
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#22. Data scientists

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $78,200
- #156 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)
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#21. Computer systems analysts

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $78,230
- #383 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,300

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)

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#20. Web and digital interface designers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $78,330
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)
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#19. Web developers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $79,440
- #61 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)
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#18. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $80,580
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)
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#17. Network and computer systems administrators

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $80,800
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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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#16. Database administrators

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $82,110
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

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

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $85,790
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)
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#14. Operations research analysts

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $91,150
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)
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#13. Civil engineers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $93,430
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)
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#12. Computer network architects

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $101,250
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)
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#11. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $106,690
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,020
- Employment: 17,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)

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#10. Database architects

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $110,090
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)
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#9. Software developers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $111,400
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,440

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)
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#8. Industrial engineers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $111,740
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)
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#7. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $114,990
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)
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#6. Electrical engineers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $117,760
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,270

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)

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#5. Information security analysts

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $118,780
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

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)
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#4. Computer and information research scientists

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $123,060
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)
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#3. Mechanical engineers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $124,110
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,360

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)
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#2. Aerospace engineers

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $131,190
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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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#1. Electronics engineers, except computer

Albuquerque, NM
- Annual mean salary: $132,230
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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)

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