Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Greensboro
Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Greensboro
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC 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.
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#30. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $56,610
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,880
- Employment: 11,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($99,720)
--- Midland, TX ($98,040)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($87,920)

#29. Architectural and civil drafters
- Annual mean salary: $57,990
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170
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)

#28. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $58,720
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,390
- Employment: 40,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($112,580)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($91,550)
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($90,200)

#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $64,760
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330
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)

#26. Web and digital interface designers
- Annual mean salary: $68,030
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220
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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#25. Computer network support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $69,440
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200
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)
#24. Operations research analysts
- Annual mean salary: $74,850
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
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)

#23. Web developers
- Annual mean salary: $77,600
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
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)
#22. Civil engineers
- Annual mean salary: $83,560
- #329 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500
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. Network and computer systems administrators
- Annual mean salary: $83,960
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580
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)
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#20. Statisticians
- Annual mean salary: $85,050
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
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)
#19. Industrial engineers
- Annual mean salary: $87,950
- #232 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 920
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)
#18. Surveyors
- Annual mean salary: $88,070
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
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)
#17. Mechanical engineers
- Annual mean salary: $89,480
- #183 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050
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)
#16. Architects, except landscape and naval
- Annual mean salary: $90,280
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
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)
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#15. Database administrators
- Annual mean salary: $92,380
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140
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. Computer systems analysts
- Annual mean salary: $97,160
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,430
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. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
- Annual mean salary: $98,240
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280
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)
#12. Information security analysts
- Annual mean salary: $99,320
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180
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)
#11. Electrical engineers
- Annual mean salary: $100,560
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360
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)
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#10. Data scientists
- Annual mean salary: $102,550
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
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. Environmental engineers
- Annual mean salary: $104,920
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
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)
#8. Chemical engineers
- Annual mean salary: $104,990
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
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)
#7. Computer programmers
- Annual mean salary: $107,820
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320
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)

#6. Software developers
- Annual mean salary: $110,290
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,760
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)
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#5. Computer network architects
- Annual mean salary: $110,950
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250
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)

#4. Database architects
- Annual mean salary: $117,530
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140
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)
#3. Aerospace engineers
- Annual mean salary: $119,010
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110
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)
#2. Electronics engineers, except computer
- Annual mean salary: $123,740
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270
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)

#1. Actuaries
- Annual mean salary: $128,320
- #14 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)
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