Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Blacksburg

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 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.

#17. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $54,530
- #302 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#16. Computer user support specialists

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $56,960
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#15. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $58,320
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#14. Computer network support specialists

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- #142 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)

#13. Database administrators

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $77,750
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Architects, except landscape and naval

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $79,020
- #190 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)

#11. Computer programmers

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $79,490
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Network and computer systems administrators

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $79,540
- #229 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)

#9. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $81,440
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#8. Civil engineers

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $81,940
- #367 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#7. Electrical engineers

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $85,330
- #379 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)

#6. Industrial engineers

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $87,140
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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. Mechanical engineers

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $88,620
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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. Computer systems analysts

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $89,770
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Computer network architects

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $93,950
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Information security analysts

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $97,520
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Software developers

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $100,090
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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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