Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Harrisburg

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,730
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Web and digital interface designers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $58,850
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#28. Architectural and civil drafters

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $59,740
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#27. Mechanical drafters

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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 electronics drafters

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $61,270
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#25. Surveyors

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,370
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Computer network support specialists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $70,110
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#23. Web developers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $72,120
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#22. Statisticians

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $74,500
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#21. Operations research analysts

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $77,730
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#20. Network and computer systems administrators

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $78,080
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

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)

#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,200
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,560
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#17. Database administrators

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $83,020
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#16. Computer programmers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $84,000
- #133 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)

#15. Industrial engineers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $85,250
- #284 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

#14. Civil engineers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $85,370
- #292 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

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)

#13. Information security analysts

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $87,630
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#12. Computer systems analysts

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,280
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,250

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. Mechanical engineers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $89,800
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#10. Data scientists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $90,420
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#9. Chemical engineers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $92,380
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $93,700
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#7. Environmental engineers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $96,020
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#6. Electrical engineers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $96,750
- #232 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,800
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#4. Materials engineers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $99,760
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#3. Software developers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $101,280
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,410

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)

#2. Database architects

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $103,140
- #89 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)

#1. Computer network architects

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $106,410
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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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