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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Montgomery

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

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,520
– #345 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $48,230
– #371 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. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $48,460
– #240 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310

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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#27. Mechanical drafters

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $49,720
– #227 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#26. Surveying and mapping technicians

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $51,570
– #87 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#25. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $51,700
– #161 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $63,390
– Employment: 40,180
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($112,580)
— New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($91,550)
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($90,200)

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#24. Surveyors

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $54,510
– #252 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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#23. Web developers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $55,690
– #196 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#22. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,390
– #122 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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#21. Statisticians

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,850
– #90 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $99,450
– Employment: 31,370
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,320)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,620)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($125,860)

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#20. Computer network support specialists

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $60,130
– #273 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#19. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $65,170
– #159 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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#18. Network and computer systems administrators

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $71,440
– #395 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 330

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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#17. Environmental engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $77,040
– #181 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

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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#16. Information security analysts

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $79,430
– #233 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

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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#15. Computer systems analysts

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $79,780
– #357 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

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. Computer programmers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $80,190
– #185 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 390

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. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $80,210
– #139 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#12. Database administrators

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $81,630
– #158 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 490

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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#11. Mechanical engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $87,820
– #215 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400

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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#10. Software developers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $88,310
– #407 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 620

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. Civil engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $88,400
– #203 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 530

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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#8. Chemical engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $91,920
– #98 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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#7. Industrial engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $94,250
– #123 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400

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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#6. Architects, except landscape and naval

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $97,430
– #24 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

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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#5. Electronics engineers, except computer

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $98,870
– #123 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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. Electrical engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $101,680
– #140 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220

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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#3. Aerospace engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $104,950
– #53 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#2. Computer network architects

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $106,950
– #133 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

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. Computer hardware engineers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $119,830
– #37 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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