Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Santa Fe

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Santa Fe, 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.

#15. Architectural and civil drafters

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $45,440
- #354 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#14. Computer programmers

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $47,510
- #317 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#13. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $51,400
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#12. Computer user support specialists

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $51,890
- #240 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#11. Surveying and mapping technicians

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $58,080
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#10. Computer network support specialists

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $66,840
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#9. Surveyors

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $73,990
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Network and computer systems administrators

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $76,630
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#7. Architects, except landscape and naval

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $78,230
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#6. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $80,590
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Database administrators

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $82,840
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#4. Computer systems analysts

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $85,160
- #273 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#3. Civil engineers

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $87,250
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#2. Software developers

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $100,780
- #204 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#1. Information security analysts

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $101,810
- #79 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)

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