Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Phoenix

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#50. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $57,340
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: Not available

#49. Drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.41
- Total employment: 390 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 170 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 1,960 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.29
- Total employment: 460 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 15,860 people (6.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $65,850
- Median hourly wage: $31.66
- Total employment: 1,140 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,870
- Median hourly wage: $32.15
- Total employment: 1,150 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Landscape architects

- Median annual wage: $70,620
- Median hourly wage: $33.95
- Total employment: 280 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.86
- Total employment: 210 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 1,000 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Computer programmers

- Median annual wage: $72,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.95
- Total employment: 2,830 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

- Median annual wage: $73,160
- Median hourly wage: $35.17
- Total employment: 250 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,030
- Median hourly wage: $36.55
- Total employment: 520 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,360
- Median hourly wage: $37.67
- Total employment: 130 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Web and digital interface designers

- Median annual wage: $78,370
- Median hourly wage: $37.68
- Total employment: 1,160 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Surveyors

- Median annual wage: $79,350
- Median hourly wage: $38.15
- Total employment: 1,060 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,380
- Median hourly wage: $38.16
- Total employment: 250 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,870
- Median hourly wage: $38.40
- Total employment: 1,850 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $80,270
- Median hourly wage: $38.59
- Total employment: 600 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Web developers

- Median annual wage: $80,290
- Median hourly wage: $38.60
- Total employment: 960 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Operations research analysts

- Median annual wage: $84,220
- Median hourly wage: $40.49
- Total employment: 1,860 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Network and computer systems administrators

- Median annual wage: $88,200
- Median hourly wage: $42.40
- Total employment: 4,040 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $92,230
- Median hourly wage: $44.34
- Total employment: 270 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Environmental engineers

- Median annual wage: $93,390
- Median hourly wage: $44.90
- Total employment: 490 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Civil engineers

- Median annual wage: $95,400
- Median hourly wage: $45.86
- Total employment: 4,970 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Database administrators

- Median annual wage: $98,620
- Median hourly wage: $47.41
- Total employment: 1,020 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Architects, except landscape and naval

- Median annual wage: $99,550
- Median hourly wage: $47.86
- Total employment: 1,200 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Computer systems analysts

- Median annual wage: $102,280
- Median hourly wage: $49.17
- Total employment: 8,280 people (3.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $102,300
- Median hourly wage: $49.18
- Total employment: 3,640 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $102,460
- Median hourly wage: $49.26
- Total employment: 1,530 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

- Median annual wage: $103,890
- Median hourly wage: $49.95
- Total employment: 3,100 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Data scientists

- Median annual wage: $109,230
- Median hourly wage: $52.51
- Total employment: 3,210 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Materials engineers

- Median annual wage: $109,390
- Median hourly wage: $52.59
- Total employment: 240 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $109,820
- Median hourly wage: $52.80
- Total employment: 2,980 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial engineers

- Median annual wage: $110,100
- Median hourly wage: $52.93
- Total employment: 5,400 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

- Median annual wage: $110,540
- Median hourly wage: $53.15
- Total employment: 230 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $113,680
- Median hourly wage: $54.66
- Total employment: 140 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Computer occupations, all other

- Median annual wage: $115,590
- Median hourly wage: $55.57
- Total employment: 4,130 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

- Median annual wage: $120,310
- Median hourly wage: $57.84
- Total employment: 280 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Actuaries

- Median annual wage: $124,410
- Median hourly wage: $59.81
- Total employment: 140 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Chemical engineers

- Median annual wage: $125,050
- Median hourly wage: $60.12
- Total employment: 90 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $128,990
- Median hourly wage: $62.02
- Total employment: 3,490 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $129,600
- Median hourly wage: $62.31
- Total employment: 26,950 people (11.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $130,390
- Median hourly wage: $62.69
- Total employment: 3,160 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $132,410
- Median hourly wage: $63.66
- Total employment: 710 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $136,660
- Median hourly wage: $65.70
- Total employment: 1,970 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Aerospace engineers

- Median annual wage: $139,260
- Median hourly wage: $66.95
- Total employment: 1,210 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $163,100
- Median hourly wage: $78.42
- Total employment: 210 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Computer hardware engineers

- Median annual wage: $163,220
- Median hourly wage: $78.47
- Total employment: 3,200 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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