Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Seattle

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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.

#30. Architects, except landscape and naval

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $92,640
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,490

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)

#29. Surveyors

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $92,680
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#28. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $92,720
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#27. Computer network support specialists

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $94,120
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,350

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)

#26. Civil engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $100,730
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,300

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)

#25. Network and computer systems administrators

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $100,940
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,480

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)

#24. Statisticians

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $101,880
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,230

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)

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $103,750
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#22. Marine engineers and naval architects

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $103,800
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#21. Mechanical engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $104,690
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,000

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)

#20. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $106,760
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,110

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)

#19. Operations research analysts

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $107,730
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,260

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)

#18. Web developers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $108,610
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,190

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)

#17. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $111,520
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,020
- Employment: 17,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)

#16. Environmental engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $116,260
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

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)

#15. Chemical engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $116,490
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- Employment: 24,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($173,640)
--- Anchorage, AK ($159,010)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($152,820)

#14. Industrial engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $116,970
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,410

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)

#13. Computer systems analysts

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $117,070
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,130

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. Actuaries

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $119,080
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,300
- Employment: 23,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($245,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,550)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($144,320)

#11. Database administrators

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $119,280
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,610

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)

#10. Electrical engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $124,150
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,630

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)

#9. Electronics engineers, except computer

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $125,100
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,070

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. Information security analysts

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $127,550
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,280

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)

#7. Aerospace engineers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $135,040
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,890

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)

#6. Data scientists

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $135,900
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,120

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)

#5. Computer network architects

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $136,100
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,660

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. Computer and information research scientists

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $142,070
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,030

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)

#3. Web and digital interface designers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $144,720
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 13,910

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)

#2. Software developers

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $148,220
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 73,860

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Annual mean salary: $156,530
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,520

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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