Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Cedar Rapids

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#31. Computer hardware engineers

- Median annual wage: Not available
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.26
- Total employment: 800 people (5.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: Not available

#28. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.76
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 300 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $63,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 110 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 120 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,370
- Median hourly wage: $31.43
- Total employment: 120 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Web developers

- Median annual wage: $65,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $66,570
- Median hourly wage: $32.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Web and digital interface designers

- Median annual wage: $71,290
- Median hourly wage: $34.27
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Surveyors

- Median annual wage: $74,870
- Median hourly wage: $36.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $74,990
- Median hourly wage: $36.05
- Total employment: 40 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Operations research analysts

- Median annual wage: $76,340
- Median hourly wage: $36.70
- Total employment: Not available

#16. Computer programmers

- Median annual wage: $78,120
- Median hourly wage: $37.56
- Total employment: 100 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Network and computer systems administrators

- Median annual wage: $79,910
- Median hourly wage: $38.42
- Total employment: 270 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $82,890
- Median hourly wage: $39.85
- Total employment: 400 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Architects, except landscape and naval

- Median annual wage: $83,450
- Median hourly wage: $40.12
- Total employment: 80 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

- Median annual wage: $83,500
- Median hourly wage: $40.15
- Total employment: 150 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Computer systems analysts

- Median annual wage: $87,730
- Median hourly wage: $42.18
- Total employment: 390 people (2.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Civil engineers

- Median annual wage: $92,460
- Median hourly wage: $44.45
- Total employment: 310 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Data scientists

- Median annual wage: $94,260
- Median hourly wage: $45.32
- Total employment: 180 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $96,320
- Median hourly wage: $46.31
- Total employment: 150 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $99,650
- Median hourly wage: $47.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $99,990
- Median hourly wage: $48.07
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Computer occupations, all other

- Median annual wage: $101,920
- Median hourly wage: $49.00
- Total employment: 460 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Industrial engineers

- Median annual wage: $102,030
- Median hourly wage: $49.05
- Total employment: 350 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $103,790
- Median hourly wage: $49.90
- Total employment: 250 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $103,960
- Median hourly wage: $49.98
- Total employment: 130 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $108,490
- Median hourly wage: $52.16
- Total employment: 1,270 people (9.14 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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