Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Austin

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Austin-Round Rock, 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.

#30. Web developers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $82,980
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,210

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)

#29. Architects, except landscape and naval

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $83,620
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,280

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)

#28. Computer programmers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $83,660
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,940

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)

#27. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $83,950
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#26. Statisticians

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $85,800
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#25. Network and computer systems administrators

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $90,120
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,710

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)

#24. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,770

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)

#23. Civil engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $93,960
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,460

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)

#22. Information security analysts

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $94,490
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,490

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)

#21. Web and digital interface designers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $96,300
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

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)

#20. Computer systems analysts

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $98,270
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,620

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)

#19. Database administrators

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $98,750
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

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)

#18. Industrial engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $104,090
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,920

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)

#17. Actuaries

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $104,700
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#16. Nuclear engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,500
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#15. Mechanical engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $107,530
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,870

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)

#14. Aerospace engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $110,650
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $112,210
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#12. Software developers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $112,520
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 21,940

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)

#11. Materials engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $116,290
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#10. Operations research analysts

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $118,710
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,390

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)

#9. Environmental engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $119,430
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#8. Electrical engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $120,850
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,340

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)

#7. Computer network architects

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $122,640
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,860

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)

#6. Data scientists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $123,530
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 940

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)

#5. Computer hardware engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $124,730
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

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)

#4. Electronics engineers, except computer

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $129,260
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,720

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)

#3. Database architects

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $139,110
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

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 and information research scientists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $145,220
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#1. Petroleum engineers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $166,680
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,720
- Employment: 22,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
--- Anchorage, AK ($169,650)

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