Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Greensboro

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December 14, 2022
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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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#29. Architectural and civil drafters

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#28. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#26. Web and digital interface designers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#24. Operations research analysts

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#23. Web developers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#22. Civil engineers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#21. Network and computer systems administrators

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#19. Industrial engineers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#18. Surveyors

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#17. Mechanical engineers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#16. Architects, except landscape and naval

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#14. Computer systems analysts

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#13. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#12. Information security analysts

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#11. Electrical engineers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#9. Environmental engineers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#8. Chemical engineers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#7. Computer programmers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#6. Software developers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#4. Database architects

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#3. Aerospace engineers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#2. Electronics engineers, except computer

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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)
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#1. Actuaries

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 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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