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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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