Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Appleton

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

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

#28. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $52,570
- #214 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#27. Computer user support specialists

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $54,900
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#26. Web developers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $57,140
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#25. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $58,450
- #112 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. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $59,850
- #244 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#23. Architectural and civil drafters

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $61,700
- #54 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)

#22. Mechanical drafters

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $62,130
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#21. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $62,500
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#20. Electrical and electronics drafters

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $68,910
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 20,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,380)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($86,920)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($83,760)

#19. Operations research analysts

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $70,200
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Computer network support specialists

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $71,840
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#17. Materials engineers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#16. Network and computer systems administrators

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $76,390
- #295 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#15. Industrial engineers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $77,590
- #427 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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. Civil engineers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $83,130
- #340 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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. Computer programmers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $83,440
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#12. Database administrators

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $83,650
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#11. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $83,740
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#10. Mechanical engineers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $86,460
- #240 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#9. Information security analysts

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $86,760
- #192 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)

#8. Electronics engineers, except computer

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $87,830
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. Architects, except landscape and naval

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $88,700
- #79 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)

#6. Electrical engineers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $90,030
- #325 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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. Environmental engineers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $91,230
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#4. Computer systems analysts

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $91,690
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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. Software developers

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $92,960
- #329 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#2. Computer network architects

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $98,020
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#1. Actuaries

Appleton, WI
- Annual mean salary: $107,510
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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