Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Amarillo

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

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

#21. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $43,960
- #285 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#20. Architectural and civil drafters

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $44,240
- #360 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Surveying and mapping technicians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $45,800
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#18. Computer user support specialists

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $48,770
- #341 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#17. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $54,050
- #238 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)

#16. Computer network support specialists

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $57,390
- #337 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#15. Mechanical drafters

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,150
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#14. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,720
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#13. Surveyors

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,980
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Operations research analysts

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $77,150
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#11. Civil engineers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $78,350
- #428 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#10. Computer programmers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,340
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#9. Architects, except landscape and naval

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,620
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Network and computer systems administrators

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $86,580
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#7. Computer systems analysts

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $89,260
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#6. Industrial engineers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $94,290
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#5. Computer network architects

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $99,510
- #192 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#4. Software developers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $99,860
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#3. Electrical engineers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $100,010
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#2. Information security analysts

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $100,930
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#1. Mechanical engineers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $105,980
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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