Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Las Cruces

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Las Cruces, 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.

#22. Computer user support specialists

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $42,880
- #490 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#21. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $47,620
- #249 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#20. Surveying and mapping technicians

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $52,050
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#19. Architectural and civil drafters

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $52,070
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#18. Computer network support specialists

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $57,460
- #336 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#17. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $59,220
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#16. Computer programmers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $69,410
- #283 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#15. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $70,910
- #89 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)

#14. Computer systems analysts

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- #431 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#13. Network and computer systems administrators

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $79,750
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#12. Database administrators

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $79,860
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#11. Civil engineers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $87,240
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#10. Mechanical engineers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $88,230
- #204 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#9. Software developers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $91,470
- #351 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#8. Aerospace engineers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $93,940
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#7. Electrical engineers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#6. Operations research analysts

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $99,020
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#5. Information security analysts

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $99,430
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Industrial engineers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $100,470
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#3. Electronics engineers, except computer

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $102,310
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#2. Computer hardware engineers

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $106,730
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Database architects

Las Cruces, NM
- Annual mean salary: $109,110
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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