Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Cincinnati

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $66,250
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $78,370
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 10,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,970)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($93,540)
--- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($92,190)

#28. Web developers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $78,630
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#27. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $79,900
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,410

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)

#26. Statisticians

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $80,800
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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. Computer hardware engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $82,260
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#24. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $82,530
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#23. Computer programmers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $84,520
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

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)

#22. Architects, except landscape and naval

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $84,930
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

#21. Network and computer systems administrators

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $87,050
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,150

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)

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $87,870
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#19. Civil engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $88,950
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,170

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)

#18. Operations research analysts

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $91,370
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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)

#17. Data scientists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $92,340
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

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)

#16. Industrial engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $92,750
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,680

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. Database administrators

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $93,260
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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. Environmental engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $94,440
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#13. Electrical engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $94,660
- #263 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,060

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)

#12. Mechanical engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $95,890
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,100

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)

#11. Computer systems analysts

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $96,610
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,590

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. Information security analysts

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $97,410
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#9. Materials engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $98,870
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#8. Software developers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $100,700
- #206 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,780

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)

#7. Electronics engineers, except computer

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $101,320
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

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)

#6. Actuaries

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $103,850
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#5. Chemical engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $106,010
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#4. Database architects

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $113,270
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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. Computer network architects

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $114,210
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

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. Aerospace engineers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $119,640
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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)

#1. Computer and information research scientists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $125,900
- #27 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)

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