Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Rochester

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

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

#29 (tie). Mechanical drafters

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $63,600
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#29 (tie). Web developers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $63,600
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#28. Surveyors

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $64,650
- #142 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)

#27. Computer network support specialists

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $65,520
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 920

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)

#26. Landscape architects

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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 programmers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $75,820
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

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)

#24. Chemical engineers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $77,200
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#23. Operations research analysts

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $83,370
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#22. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,200
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#21. Database administrators

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,330
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#20. Network and computer systems administrators

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $85,130
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

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)

#19. Architects, except landscape and naval

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $87,700
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#18. Civil engineers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $87,860
- #218 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 860

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)

#17. Environmental engineers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $88,140
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#16. Industrial engineers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $90,630
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,830

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)

#15. Mechanical engineers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $91,090
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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)

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

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $95,930
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#13. Computer hardware engineers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $97,430
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#12. Computer systems analysts

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $98,130
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

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)

#11. Electrical engineers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $98,940
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 940

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)

#10. Data scientists

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $100,280
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#9. Electronics engineers, except computer

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $101,160
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#8. Information security analysts

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $101,370
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#7. Computer network architects

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $102,260
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

#6. Software developers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $102,950
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,890

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)

#5. Computer and information research scientists

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $105,550
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#4. Statisticians

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $109,860
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#3. Database architects

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $117,260
- #47 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)

#2. Actuaries

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $119,340
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#1. Web and digital interface designers

Rochester, NY
- Annual mean salary: $121,330
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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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