Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Nashville

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $61,760
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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. Electrical and electronics drafters

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $62,140
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#28. Mechanical drafters

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $62,150
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#27. Architectural and civil drafters

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $62,260
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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)

#26. Web developers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $63,440
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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)

#25. Landscape architects

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $67,910
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#24. Network and computer systems administrators

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $80,800
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,800

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)

#23. Materials engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $86,000
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#22. Actuaries

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $86,590
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#21. Computer systems analysts

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $86,630
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,960

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)

#20. Electronics engineers, except computer

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $86,690
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#19. Statisticians

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $86,790
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#18. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $87,610
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $88,390
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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. Civil engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $89,260
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,210

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)

#15. Data scientists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $92,180
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#14. Mechanical engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $94,270
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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)

#13. Architects, except landscape and naval

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $94,570
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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. Electrical engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $95,310
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#11. Computer programmers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $96,780
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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)

#10. Chemical engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $98,700
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#9. Industrial engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $98,840
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,780

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)

#8. Information security analysts

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $99,190
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $102,640
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#6. Software developers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $102,970
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,900

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)

#5. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#4. Computer network architects

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $106,860
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

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)

#3. Computer hardware engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $115,960
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#2. Environmental engineers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $117,260
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#1. Database architects

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $121,780
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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