Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Kansas City
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Kansas City
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS 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. Electrical and electronics drafters
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $67,780
– #34 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,090
– Employment: 20,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,380)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($86,920)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($83,760)
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#29. Landscape architects
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $69,010
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $74,980
– Employment: 17,430
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,590)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,810)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($95,110)
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#28. Web developers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $76,020
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 840
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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#27. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $76,680
– #172 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,400
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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#26. Environmental engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $83,270
– #164 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 360
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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#25. Operations research analysts
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $85,800
– #78 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 480
National
– Annual mean salary: $95,830
– Employment: 98,700
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($164,730)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($127,330)
— Austin-Round Rock, TX ($118,710)
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#24. Architects, except landscape and naval
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $86,210
– #103 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,230
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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#23. Computer systems analysts
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $87,150
– #243 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,000
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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#22. Data scientists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $87,350
– #117 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790
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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#21. Network and computer systems administrators
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $87,520
– #86 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,710
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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#20. Mechanical engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $87,840
– #213 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,790
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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#19. Materials engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $89,590
– #83 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
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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#18. Computer programmers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $90,640
– #75 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,040
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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#17. Computer hardware engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $90,980
– #94 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290
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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#16. Civil engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $91,850
– #130 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,600
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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#15. Industrial engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $93,790
– #132 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,070
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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#14. Electrical engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $94,220
– #270 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,940
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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#13. Database administrators
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $94,970
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790
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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#12. Statisticians
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $96,400
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
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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#11. Information security analysts
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $98,460
– #111 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,020
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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#10. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $99,110
– #60 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#9. Computer network architects
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $100,920
– #182 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,250
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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#8. Computer and information research scientists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $103,170
– #56 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#7. Software developers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $103,940
– #152 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 10,010
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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#6. Aerospace engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $107,110
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230
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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#5. Electronics engineers, except computer
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $107,330
– #72 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790
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. Chemical engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $108,710
– #52 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
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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#3. Actuaries
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $110,750
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310
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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#2. Database architects
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $115,660
– #51 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 340
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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#1. Petroleum engineers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $120,090
– #44 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
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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