Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Allentown

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 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. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $61,500
- #76 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)

#29. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $62,670
- #210 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#28. Web and digital interface designers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $63,810
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#27. Surveyors

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $65,560
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#26. Statisticians

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $72,110
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Web developers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $72,250
- #100 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)

#24. Electrical and electronics drafters

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $73,180
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 20,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,380)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($86,920)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($83,760)

#23. Computer network support specialists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $75,520
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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. Network and computer systems administrators

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $78,040
- #259 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#21. Database administrators

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $78,380
- #178 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)

#20. Operations research analysts

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $79,280
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#18. Industrial engineers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $85,530
- #280 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

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)

#17. Civil engineers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $88,460
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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)

#16. Architects, except landscape and naval

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $88,540
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#15. Data scientists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $91,150
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#14. Computer systems analysts

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $91,510
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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. Mechanical engineers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $92,340
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

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

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $92,490
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#11. Computer programmers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $92,700
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#10. Database architects

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $93,610
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#9. Materials engineers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $93,910
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Information security analysts

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $95,120
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $98,550
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Electrical engineers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $104,580
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#5. Software developers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $104,880
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

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. Environmental engineers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $111,340
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#3. Computer network architects

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $115,490
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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. Chemical engineers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $118,320
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#1. Actuaries

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $124,070
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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