Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Akron

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Akron, OH 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. Architectural and civil drafters

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $54,640
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#29. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $55,470
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#28. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $62,740
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,000
- Employment: 64,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,190)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($83,250)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($81,340)

#27. Mechanical drafters

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $63,280
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#26. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $64,720
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#25. Surveyors

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $65,130
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#24. Web developers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#23. Computer network support specialists

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $67,730
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#22. Computer programmers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $74,130
- #244 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#21. Architects, except landscape and naval

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $79,040
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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)

#20. Data scientists

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $84,600
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#19. Industrial engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $85,880
- #266 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. Civil engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $86,450
- #260 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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. Operations research analysts

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $87,790
- #70 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)

#16. Mechanical engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $87,830
- #214 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

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)

#15. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $89,500
- #75 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)

#14. Computer hardware engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $90,000
- #96 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)

#13. Network and computer systems administrators

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $90,240
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

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)

#12. Computer systems analysts

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $90,650
- #185 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,230

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. Materials engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $90,750
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#10. Electronics engineers, except computer

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $93,260
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#9. Database administrators

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $94,170
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#8. Information security analysts

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $96,700
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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. Electrical engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $97,960
- #214 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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)

#6. Environmental engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $98,590
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#5. Software developers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $101,380
- #189 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,320

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)

#4. Actuaries

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $103,710
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#3. Computer network architects

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $103,860
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#2. Database architects

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $104,580
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#1. Chemical engineers

Akron, OH
- Annual mean salary: $125,250
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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