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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Tuscaloosa

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Tuscaloosa, 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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#17. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $45,270
– #278 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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)

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#16. Surveying and mapping technicians

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,820
– #160 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $49,810
– Employment: 56,070
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

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#15. Architectural and civil drafters

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $52,600
– #259 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#14. Surveyors

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $53,640
– #257 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#13. Computer user support specialists

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $61,310
– #51 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 330

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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#12. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $63,250
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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)

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#11. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,210
– #129 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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#10. Database administrators

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $76,660
– #190 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#9. Network and computer systems administrators

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $81,060
– #189 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

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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#8. Computer systems analysts

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $84,750
– #281 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#7. Mechanical engineers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,260
– #242 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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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#6. Materials engineers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,370
– #89 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#5. Software developers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,490
– #429 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

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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#4. Civil engineers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $88,210
– #208 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

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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#3. Industrial engineers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $92,200
– #152 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 380

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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#2. Environmental engineers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $101,840
– #63 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#1. Electrical engineers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $105,570
– #99 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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)