Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in San Francisco
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in San Francisco
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 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. Materials engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $110,750
– #17 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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#29. Web developers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $110,880
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,090
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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#28. Architects, except landscape and naval
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $113,780
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,100
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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#27. Industrial engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $114,740
– #11 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,800
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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#26. Chemical engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $115,760
– #29 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
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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#25. Network and computer systems administrators
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $116,370
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 6,560
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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#24. Civil engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $116,550
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 9,710
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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#23. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $119,130
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 710
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,020
– Employment: 17,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)
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#22. Database administrators
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $120,280
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,540
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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#21. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $120,420
– #6 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290
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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#20. Computer programmers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $126,220
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,720
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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#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $126,640
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,920
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. Mechanical engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $127,030
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,780
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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#17. Environmental engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $127,470
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 970
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. Actuaries
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $129,400
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
National
– Annual mean salary: $125,300
– Employment: 23,040
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($245,520)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,550)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($144,320)
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#15. Statisticians
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $129,620
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 780
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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#14. Web and digital interface designers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $129,760
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,240
National
– Annual mean salary: $95,460
– Employment: 82,380
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($144,720)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,720)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,760)
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#13. Computer systems analysts
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $131,650
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 12,980
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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#12. Electrical engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $133,640
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,720
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. Electronics engineers, except computer
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $135,430
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,580
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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#10. Information security analysts
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $149,250
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
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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#9. Aerospace engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $149,490
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 680
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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#8. Computer network architects
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $152,900
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,850
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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#7. Data scientists
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $153,180
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,290
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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#6. Marine engineers and naval architects
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $153,630
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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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#5. Software developers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $158,320
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 64,460
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. Database architects
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $161,830
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,570
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. Petroleum engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $168,210
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 370
National
– Annual mean salary: $145,720
– Employment: 22,100
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
— Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
— Anchorage, AK ($169,650)
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#2. Computer hardware engineers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $185,210
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,880
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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#1. Computer and information research scientists
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $209,890
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,410
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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