Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Charlotte

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $75,940
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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 developers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $81,610
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

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. Computer network support specialists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $85,930
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,160

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)

#27. Network and computer systems administrators

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $86,550
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,930

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)

#26. Statisticians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $88,400
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#25. Materials engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $90,300
- #79 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)

#24. Industrial engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $90,760
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,110

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)

#23. Architects, except landscape and naval

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $91,320
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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)

#22. Civil engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $91,360
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,020

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)

#21. Mechanical engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,370

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)

#20. Environmental engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $93,020
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#19. Operations research analysts

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

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)

#18. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $97,460
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,740

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)

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $98,940
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#16. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $99,160
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#15. Database administrators

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $99,770
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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)

#14. Nuclear engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $102,770
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#13. Electronics engineers, except computer

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $103,490
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#12. Electrical engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $103,770
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,230

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)

#11. Computer systems analysts

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $104,020
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,520

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)

#10. Aerospace engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $104,850
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#9. Computer programmers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $109,940
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,170

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)

#8. Computer network architects

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $111,840
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,670

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. Chemical engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $112,170
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#6. Computer hardware engineers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $113,790
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#5. Database architects

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $118,240
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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. Software developers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $120,240
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 16,930

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)

#3. Data scientists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $121,130
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,010

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)

#2. Information security analysts

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $126,160
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,450

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)

#1. Actuaries

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $136,750
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

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