Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Norfolk

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 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. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $78,400
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#29. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $79,240
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 10,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,970)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($93,540)
--- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($92,190)

#28. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $79,770
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,510

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)

#27. Statisticians

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $80,380
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#26. Marine engineers and naval architects

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,160

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,820
- Employment: 7,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,630)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($126,010)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($109,390)

#25. Web developers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $82,850
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#24. Industrial engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $83,500
- #330 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#23. Architects, except landscape and naval

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $85,760
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#22. Network and computer systems administrators

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $86,010
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,980

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)

#21. Database administrators

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $87,450
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#20. Civil engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $89,320
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,910

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)

#19. Computer programmers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $89,560
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#18. Mechanical engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $89,580
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,720

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)

#17. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $89,990
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

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. Nuclear engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $91,470
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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. Environmental engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $92,580
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#14. Data scientists

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $96,650
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#13. Computer systems analysts

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $96,790
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,760

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)

#12. Electrical engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $97,330
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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)

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $99,560
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#10. Information security analysts

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $101,250
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,580

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $106,890
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#8. Operations research analysts

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $107,010
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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)

#7. Computer hardware engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $108,790
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#6. Software developers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $111,140
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,770

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)

#5. Computer network architects

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $111,230
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

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. Materials engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $111,630
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#3. Database architects

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $114,450
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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. Aerospace engineers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $124,490
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

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)

#1. Computer and information research scientists

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $135,220
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

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