Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Waco

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

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

#25. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $42,430
- #293 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#24. Surveying and mapping technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $47,420
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#23. Computer user support specialists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $48,430
- #362 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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)

#22. Architectural and civil drafters

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $52,370
- #265 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#21. Mechanical drafters

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $55,570
- #156 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)

#20. Computer network support specialists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $55,660
- #361 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#19. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,830
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,390
- Employment: 40,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($112,580)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($91,550)
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($90,200)

#18. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,040
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#17. Web developers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $67,700
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#16. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $67,870
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#15. Computer programmers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $73,020
- #256 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#14. Civil engineers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $76,260
- #454 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#13. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $77,550
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Network and computer systems administrators

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $78,420
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#11. Operations research analysts

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $78,540
- #119 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)

#10. Information security analysts

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,290
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#9. Industrial engineers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $86,100
- #263 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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. Database administrators

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $86,760
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#7. Computer systems analysts

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $93,850
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Electrical engineers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $96,110
- #239 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Mechanical engineers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $98,200
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

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

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $103,880
- #48 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)

#3. Computer network architects

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $104,030
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#2. Software developers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,530
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#1. Aerospace engineers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $127,430
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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