Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Reading

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

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

#29. Web and digital interface designers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $49,970
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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. Surveying and mapping technicians

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $53,590
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $55,550
- #289 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#26. Computer user support specialists

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $56,080
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#25. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,500
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,230
- Employment: 62,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($94,360)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($90,460)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,020)

#24. Mechanical drafters

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $59,730
- #105 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)

#23. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,960
- #57 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)

#22. Surveyors

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $63,060
- #163 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)

#21. Web developers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $64,350
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#20. Architectural and civil drafters

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $66,520
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#19. Computer network support specialists

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $67,040
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#18. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $67,990
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#17. Database administrators

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $73,520
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Electrical and electronics drafters

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $73,530
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

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

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $76,410
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#14. Network and computer systems administrators

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $76,490
- #292 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#13. Industrial engineers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $84,840
- #296 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#12. Computer programmers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $87,780
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Information security analysts

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $89,510
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#10. Data scientists

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $89,860
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $90,090
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#8. Computer systems analysts

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $90,270
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#7. Mechanical engineers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $90,310
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

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)

#6. Civil engineers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $92,060
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Materials engineers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,160
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#4. Electrical engineers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,320
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#3. Software developers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $101,020
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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. Computer network architects

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $101,410
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#1. Environmental engineers

Reading, PA
- Annual mean salary: $106,960
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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