Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Olympia

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Olympia-Tumwater, WA 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.

#26. Surveying and mapping technicians

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $53,520
- #62 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)

#25. Architectural and civil drafters

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $57,180
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#24. Computer user support specialists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $62,870
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

#23. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $68,790
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#22. Operations research analysts

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $76,230
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#21. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $76,640
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- Employment: 12,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($104,570)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,720)

#20. Web and digital interface designers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $77,940
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#19. Web developers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $81,610
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#18. Mechanical engineers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $82,110
- #320 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Computer network support specialists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $83,720
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#16. Surveyors

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $86,550
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,880
- Employment: 46,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,360)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,740)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($103,260)

#15. Industrial engineers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $88,330
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#14. Architects, except landscape and naval

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $89,900
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#13. Statisticians

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $92,460
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Civil engineers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $93,820
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

#11. Network and computer systems administrators

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $95,420
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#10. Database administrators

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $96,630
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#9. Environmental engineers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $96,690
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $96,860
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#7. Computer systems analysts

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $100,400
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

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. Electronics engineers, except computer

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $100,570
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#5. Computer network architects

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $102,690
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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. Electrical engineers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $106,390
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#3. Information security analysts

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $108,700
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#2. Software developers

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $115,960
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

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. Database architects

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $120,660
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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