Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Colorado Springs

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Colorado Springs, 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. Landscape architects

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $68,270
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

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#29. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $68,670
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

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#28. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $69,490
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,000
- Employment: 64,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,190)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($83,250)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($81,340)

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#27. Web and digital interface designers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $74,240
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $76,040
- #212 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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#24. Calibration technologists and technicians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $78,630
- #5 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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#23. Statisticians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Computer programmers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $89,630
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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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#21. Network and computer systems administrators

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $90,310
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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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#20. Database administrators

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $91,430
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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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#19. Environmental engineers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $91,960
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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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#18. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $94,180
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

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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#17. Mechanical engineers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $95,160
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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. Computer and information research scientists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $96,650
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#15. Data scientists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $96,850
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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#14. Web developers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $102,160
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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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#13. Electrical engineers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $103,290
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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. Industrial engineers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $104,570
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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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#11. Computer systems analysts

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $104,600
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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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#10. Operations research analysts

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $104,740
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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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#9. Civil engineers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $106,940
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,240

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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#8. Information security analysts

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $106,960
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

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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#7. Electronics engineers, except computer

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $112,260
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

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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#5. Software developers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $113,620
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,570

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

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $113,950
- #15 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)

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#3. Computer hardware engineers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $126,740
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 860

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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#2. Database architects

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $130,320
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#1. Aerospace engineers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $130,440
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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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