Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Milwaukee

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

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, 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.

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#30. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $67,820
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,590
- Employment: 14,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($82,240)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($81,340)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($74,280)
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#29. Computer network support specialists

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $67,910
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

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)
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#28. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $71,890
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)
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#27. Surveyors

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $74,240
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)
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#26. Web and digital interface designers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $75,780
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $79,800
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)
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#24. Materials engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $83,480
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)
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#23. Civil engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $84,120
- #323 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,600

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)
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#22. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)
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#21. Data scientists

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $85,270
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

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#20. Network and computer systems administrators

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $85,290
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,740

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)
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#19. Industrial engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $85,730
- #273 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,560

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)
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#18. Architects, except landscape and naval

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $86,510
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)
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#17. Mechanical engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $87,610
- #218 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,060

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)
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#16. Operations research analysts

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $88,760
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

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#15. Computer and information research scientists

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $90,170
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#14. Computer programmers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $93,300
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)
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#13. Electrical engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $94,360
- #268 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,940

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)
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#12. Electronics engineers, except computer

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $94,410
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)
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#11. Chemical engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- #92 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)

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#10. Computer systems analysts

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $96,630
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,440

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)
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#9. Database administrators

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $97,050
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)
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#8. Information security analysts

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $101,250
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)
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#7. Software developers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $101,580
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,130

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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#6. Environmental engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $105,500
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

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#5. Database architects

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $107,080
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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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#4. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $107,270
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)
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#3. Computer hardware engineers

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $109,200
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)
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#2. Computer network architects

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $109,990
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 960

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)
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#1. Actuaries

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Annual mean salary: $122,160
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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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