Highest-paying Cities for Other Computer Occupations

The top 100 highest paying cities for other computer occupations (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other computer occupations in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $134,970, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for other computer occupations. It is followed by Los Alamos County, New Mexico (average annual salary $120,120). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other computer occupations in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Computer Occupations

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$134,970	$71,450	12,580
2	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$120,120	$51,650	60
3	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$119,710	$61,340	80
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$116,990	$70,310	34,980
5	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$115,810	$71,220	840
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$115,760	$70,930	29,990
7	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$113,600	$72,960	510
8	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$113,270	$60,950	7,790
9	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$112,770	$81,540	6,240
10	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$111,770	$66,780	140
11	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$110,910	$71,490	3,010
12	Wilmington, North Carolina	$110,300	$48,760	40
13	Salinas, California	$108,840	$67,190	550
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$108,280	$63,050	19,480
15	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$108,230	$66,020	330
16	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$106,750	$81,540	310
17	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$106,670	$68,040	410
18	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$105,100	$38,690	70
19	St Marys County, Maryland	$104,900	$74,660	280
20	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$104,090	$54,920	2,890
21	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$103,740	$61,190	11,000
22	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$103,580	$50,090	110
23	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$102,170	$60,190	40
24	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$102,100	$71,300	600
25	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$101,750	$47,630	50
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,340	$44,460	10,430
27	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$101,220	$49,170	3,360
28	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$100,570	$71,920	550
29	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$100,310	$36,850	80
30	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$100,200	$60,460	230
31	Manchester, New Hampshire	$100,140	$23,860	100
32	Boulder, Colorado	$99,630	$51,670	1,890
33	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$98,360	$54,250	6,690
34	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$98,040	$70,240	50
35	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$97,060	$67,410	100
36	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$97,010	$51,240	1,030
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$96,600	$55,100	11,120
38	Anchorage, Alaska	$96,550	$69,300	430
39	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$96,290	$62,300	980
40	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$95,980	$67,520	70
41	Worcester, Massachusetts	$95,870	$49,440	780
42	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$95,380	$54,850	n/a
43	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$95,380	$45,260	110
44	Huntsville, Alabama	$95,190	$45,790	710
45	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$94,650	$50,780	10,990
46	Roanoke, Virginia	$94,060	$56,770	110
47	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$93,860	$47,960	200
48	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$93,600	$57,760	300
49	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$93,430	$59,300	1,410
50	Nashua, New Hampshire	$93,390	$61,940	110
51	Brunswick, Georgia	$93,080	$45,090	90
52	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$92,940	$70,970	70
53	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$92,890	$46,260	220
54	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$92,500	$47,840	740
55	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$92,430	$62,350	30
56	Winchester, West Virginia	$92,420	$61,520	200
57	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$92,420	$54,310	490
58	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$92,320	$48,710	13,280
59	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$92,010	$49,950	2,900
60	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$91,930	$45,030	8,150
61	Syracuse, New York	$91,770	$61,590	200
62	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$91,740	$56,730	2,160
63	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$91,670	$50,050	6,990
64	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$91,560	$51,190	4,010
65	Richmond, Virginia	$91,550	$57,130	990
66	Charlottesville, Virginia	$91,030	$47,910	180
67	Columbus, Ohio	$91,000	$53,750	3,800
68	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$90,550	$48,150	10,600
69	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$90,450	$51,960	10,460
70	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$90,340	$65,920	330
71	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$90,330	$66,520	2,530
72	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$90,300	$37,230	1,080
73	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$90,140	$34,930	3,020
74	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$90,040	$67,440	40
75	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$89,840	$42,120	50
76	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$89,810	$47,320	8,170
77	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$89,670	$43,530	830
78	Kansas City, Missouri	$89,430	$55,980	3,210
79	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$89,040	$28,870	30
80	Stockton, California	$89,000	$39,650	180
81	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$88,910	$53,430	190
82	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$88,900	$47,310	1,350
83	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$88,770	$47,250	9,680
84	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$88,700	$44,440	1,700
85	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$88,610	$48,560	60
86	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$88,460	$68,040	80
87	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$88,250	$48,050	17,270
88	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$88,060	$43,510	330
89	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$88,060	$64,700	40
90	Montgomery, Alabama	$88,060	$64,650	650
91	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$88,060	$52,240	370
92	Albany, Georgia	$88,050	$59,730	140
93	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$87,570	$43,440	170
94	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$87,540	$62,220	630
95	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$87,370	$51,490	70
96	Honolulu, Hawaii	$87,280	$43,050	1,330
97	Fairbanks, Alaska	$87,200	$59,170	90
98	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$87,000	$48,130	330
99	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$86,880	$64,750	40
100	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$86,840	$52,980	1,100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other computer occupations.