Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Brownsville

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Brownsville-Harlingen, 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.

#14. Surveying and mapping technicians

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $36,380
- #310 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#13. Architectural and civil drafters

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $38,750
- #365 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#12. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $40,590
- #302 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#11. Computer user support specialists

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $42,880
- #490 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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)

#10. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $52,880
- #210 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,230
- Employment: 62,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($94,360)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($90,460)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,020)

#9. Computer network support specialists

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $54,410
- #388 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Network and computer systems administrators

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $63,850
- #480 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Information security analysts

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,410
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#6. Electrical engineers

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $75,330
- #415 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#5. Civil engineers

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $76,120
- #457 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#4. Computer systems analysts

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $80,410
- #347 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#3. Mechanical engineers

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,530
- #333 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#2. Industrial engineers

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $87,430
- #243 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#1. Software developers

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $96,330
- #279 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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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