Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Columbia

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Columbia, SC 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

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $58,510
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $60,200
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#28. Computer network support specialists

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $60,900
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#27. Landscape architects

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $60,940
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $74,980
- Employment: 17,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,590)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,810)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($95,110)

#26. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $62,770
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

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

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $63,450
- #137 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)

#24. Statisticians

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#23. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $67,800
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,590
- Employment: 14,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($82,240)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($81,340)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($74,280)

#22. Operations research analysts

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#21. Electronics engineers, except computer

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $74,440
- #213 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)

#20. Materials engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $78,120
- #103 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)

#19. Data scientists

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $79,960
- #147 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)

#18. Civil engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $80,350
- #390 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#17. Web developers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $81,260
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#16. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $81,590
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#15. Computer systems analysts

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $81,910
- #330 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,320

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)

#14. Information security analysts

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $83,580
- #214 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $84,200
- #128 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)

#12. Environmental engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $84,480
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#11. Mechanical engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $84,910
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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. Industrial engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $85,210
- #286 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#9. Network and computer systems administrators

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $85,760
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

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)

#8. Database administrators

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $86,020
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Electrical engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $90,340
- #322 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#6. Computer programmers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $93,070
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

#5. Software developers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $96,920
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,270

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. Chemical engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $97,780
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#3. Database architects

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $102,560
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#2. Computer network architects

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $102,910
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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. Nuclear engineers

Columbia, SC
- Annual mean salary: $110,750
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

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