Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Salem

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Salem, OR 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.

#27. Surveying and mapping technicians

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $52,550
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 56,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

#26. Architectural and civil drafters

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $55,090
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#25. Computer user support specialists

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $61,720
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)

#24. Mechanical drafters

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $62,510
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#23. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $70,600
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#22. Computer network support specialists

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $73,270
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#21. Architects, except landscape and naval

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $75,520
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Web developers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $76,390
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#19. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $76,550
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 12,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($104,570)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,720)

#18. Operations research analysts

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $77,790
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Industrial engineers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $83,750
- #323 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#16. Statisticians

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $83,920
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#15. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $84,030
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Surveyors

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $84,290
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#13. Mechanical engineers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $86,770
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#12. Computer programmers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $89,130
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#11. Data scientists

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $89,930
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#10. Network and computer systems administrators

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $92,400
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#9. Electrical engineers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $97,160
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Database administrators

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $100,390
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Computer systems analysts

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $101,760
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

#6. Civil engineers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $101,850
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#5. Software developers

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $103,010
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

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. Information security analysts

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $105,470
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#3. Electronics engineers, except computer

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $107,790
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#2. Database architects

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $108,200
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Computer network architects

Salem, OR
- Annual mean salary: $114,420
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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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