Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Albany

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $78,590
- #37 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)

#29. Web and digital interface designers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $80,660
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#28. Operations research analysts

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $81,760
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#27. Computer programmers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $82,290
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,650

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)

#26. Landscape architects

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $83,600
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#25. Computer systems analysts

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $87,250
- #242 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,900

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)

#24. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $87,850
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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. Network and computer systems administrators

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $88,500
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,360

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)

#22. Architects, except landscape and naval

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $88,860
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#21. Environmental engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $91,380
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#20. Database administrators

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $93,220
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#19. Civil engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $93,620
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,480

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)

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

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $98,250
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#17. Industrial engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $101,900
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,420

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)

#16. Data scientists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $102,760
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#15. Software developers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $103,060
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,810

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)

#14. Statisticians

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $104,380
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#13. Nuclear engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $105,840
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,760
- Employment: 12,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($153,790)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($143,500)
--- Niles-Benton Harbor, MI ($141,090)

#12. Mechanical engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $106,120
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,120

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)

#11. Information security analysts

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $107,140
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#10. Actuaries

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $108,030
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#9. Electrical engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $109,090
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

#8. Computer network architects

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $112,100
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#7. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $112,480
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#6. Materials engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $113,760
- #12 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)

#5. Database architects

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $116,620
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#4. Electronics engineers, except computer

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $117,340
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Chemical engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $118,020
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#2. Computer hardware engineers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $124,010
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Computer and information research scientists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $135,120
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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