Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Mobile
Published 9:42 pm Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Mobile
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Mobile, AL 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. Architectural and civil drafters
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,730
– #344 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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)
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#29. Computer user support specialists
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $48,490
– #361 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 480
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)
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#28. Mechanical drafters
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $55,340
– #158 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
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)
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#27. Web developers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $55,750
– #195 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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)
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#26. Surveyors
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $57,950
– #230 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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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#25. Computer network support specialists
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $59,310
– #294 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
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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#24. Computer programmers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,180
– #276 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
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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#23. Data scientists
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $74,300
– #171 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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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#22. Network and computer systems administrators
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $74,430
– #345 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400
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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#21. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $75,730
– #53 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
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)
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#20. Database administrators
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $80,810
– #165 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150
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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#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $81,710
– #129 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
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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#18. Information security analysts
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $82,260
– #221 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
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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#17. Materials engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,390
– #88 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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#16. Marine engineers and naval architects
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $87,990
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
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)
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#15. Computer systems analysts
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $92,590
– #154 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
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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#14. Architects, except landscape and naval
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $93,110
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#13. Aerospace engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $95,530
– #68 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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)
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#12. Mechanical engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $96,530
– #88 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 390
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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#11. Civil engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $96,890
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 520
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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#10. Software developers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $98,230
– #245 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 910
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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#9. Environmental engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $98,440
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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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#8. Industrial engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $99,980
– #72 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 420
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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#7. Electrical engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $103,550
– #116 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250
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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#6. Chemical engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $104,400
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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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#5. Electronics engineers, except computer
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $104,450
– #91 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
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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#4. Database architects
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $105,380
– #78 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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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#3. Computer network architects
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $106,940
– #134 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
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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#2. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $108,690
– #32 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#1. Computer hardware engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $113,490
– #49 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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