Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Pittsburgh

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Pittsburgh, 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. Web and digital interface designers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $74,730
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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)

#29. Network and computer systems administrators

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $77,800
- #264 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,820

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)

#28. Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $78,620
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,450
- Employment: 7,370
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($152,290)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($150,970)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($149,070)

#27. Statisticians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $78,930
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#26. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $80,380
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,420

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)

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

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $81,500
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#24. Database administrators

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,940
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

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)

#23. Operations research analysts

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $84,590
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,180

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)

#22. Data scientists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $87,210
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 910

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)

#21. Computer programmers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $87,610
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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)

#20. Industrial engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $87,620
- #239 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,890

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)

#19. Architects, except landscape and naval

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,270
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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)

#18. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,980
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#17. Computer systems analysts

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $91,100
- #180 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,270

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)

#16. Mechanical engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $94,200
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,130

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. Civil engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $97,140
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,590

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)

#14. Information security analysts

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,340
- #113 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)

#13. Materials engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $100,100
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#12. Software developers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $101,200
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,720

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)

#11. Database architects

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $103,400
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#10. Environmental engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $104,280
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#9. Electrical engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $105,450
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,190

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. Computer network architects

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $106,960
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,220

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)

#7. Nuclear engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $107,770
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,760
- Employment: 12,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($153,790)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($143,500)
--- Niles-Benton Harbor, MI ($141,090)

#6. Computer hardware engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $108,110
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#5. Chemical engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $108,700
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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. Petroleum engineers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $111,660
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,720
- Employment: 22,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
--- Anchorage, AK ($169,650)

#3. Electronics engineers, except computer

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $112,890
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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. Actuaries

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $115,860
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#1. Computer and information research scientists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $139,190
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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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