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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Huntsville

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Huntsville, 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

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,830
– #96 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

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. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $63,460
– #192 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 860

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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#28. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $64,060
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 670

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,510
– Employment: 10,900
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,970)
— Oklahoma City, OK ($93,540)
— Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($92,190)

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#27. Electrical and electronics drafters

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $65,800
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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)

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#26. Web developers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $66,040
– #141 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

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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#25. Computer network support specialists

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,390
– #119 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

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. Network and computer systems administrators

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $87,020
– #96 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,120

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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#23. Database administrators

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $91,040
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320

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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#22. Data scientists

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $94,360
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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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#21. Chemical engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $95,010
– #93 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#20. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $95,320
– #44 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 690

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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#19. Environmental engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $96,260
– #91 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

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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#18. Computer programmers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $99,130
– #37 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 550

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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#17. Industrial engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $101,760
– #60 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,770

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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#16. Civil engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $102,800
– #32 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,060

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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#15. Architects, except landscape and naval

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $105,930
– #6 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

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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#14. Mechanical engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $106,980
– #26 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,040

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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#13. Information security analysts

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $109,300
– #38 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,140

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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#12. Electrical engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $109,800
– #60 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,650

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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#11. Materials engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $110,740
– #18 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 340

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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#10. Software developers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $113,570
– #59 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 6,540

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

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $117,040
– #10 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

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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#8. Operations research analysts

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $117,240
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320

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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#7. Computer systems analysts

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $118,690
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,050

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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#6. Computer network architects

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $120,530
– #33 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,020

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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#5. Aerospace engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $122,880
– #23 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,340

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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#4. Computer hardware engineers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $123,540
– #31 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 680

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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#3. Computer and information research scientists

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $124,220
– #29 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

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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#2. Electronics engineers, except computer

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $124,550
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,230

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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#1. Database architects

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $130,430
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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