Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Boulder

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

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#30. Electrical and electronics drafters

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $83,510
- #4 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)

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#29. Architects, except landscape and naval

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $83,720
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

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#28. Calibration technologists and technicians

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $85,940
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,800
- Employment: 8,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($92,210)
--- Boulder, CO ($85,940)
--- Midland, TX ($80,990)

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#27. Web developers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $90,550
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

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#26. Web and digital interface designers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $90,630
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

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#25. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $90,900
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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#24. Network and computer systems administrators

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $95,090
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,210

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)

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#23. Statisticians

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $97,800
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

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#22. Environmental engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $98,600
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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#21. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $100,380
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

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#20. Data scientists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $101,500
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

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#19. Database administrators

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

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#18. Operations research analysts

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $103,530
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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#17. Mechanical engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $105,790
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 860

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)

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#16. Industrial engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $106,860
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

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)

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#15. Civil engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $107,990
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

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)

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#14. Computer systems analysts

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $112,170
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

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#13. Electrical engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $113,640
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

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#12. Computer programmers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $118,970
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

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#11. Electronics engineers, except computer

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $123,330
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

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)

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#10. Computer and information research scientists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $124,530
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#9. Software developers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $124,990
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,480

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)

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#7. Chemical engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $129,700
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

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#6. Information security analysts

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $132,000
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

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#5. Materials engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $135,680
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

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#4. Computer hardware engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $139,310
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

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)

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#3. Database architects

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $142,750
- #6 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)

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#2. Aerospace engineers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $148,990
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,170

National
- Annual mean salary: $122,970
- Employment: 56,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ($166,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($149,490)
--- Boulder, CO ($148,990)

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

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $152,290
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)