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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Lexington

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY 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

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $57,370
– #81 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $58,500
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $60,020
– #101 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

National
– Annual mean salary: $61,230
– Employment: 62,030
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($94,360)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($90,460)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($86,020)

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#27. Surveyors

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $60,700
– #193 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $68,880
– Employment: 46,390
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,360)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,740)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($103,260)

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#26. Computer network support specialists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $62,150
– #224 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 490

National
– Annual mean salary: $71,350
– Employment: 176,200
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,120)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($93,670)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,190)

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#25. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $65,420
– #56 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,510
– Employment: 12,610
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,640)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($104,570)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,720)

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#24. Web developers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $65,930
– #143 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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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#23. Statisticians

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $71,490
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#22. Computer programmers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $72,530
– #258 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

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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#21. Environmental engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $72,740
– #194 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#20. Network and computer systems administrators

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $73,490
– #360 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 410

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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#19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $73,550
– #191 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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. Database administrators

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $75,800
– #196 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#17. Data scientists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $75,840
– #165 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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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#16. Computer and information research scientists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $82,370
– #66 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#15. Industrial engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $83,360
– #333 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,020

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $84,970
– #118 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250

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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#13. Computer systems analysts

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $87,390
– #239 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 470

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. Mechanical engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $87,590
– #220 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 630

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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#11. Civil engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $88,090
– #209 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 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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#10. Information security analysts

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $89,110
– #173 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

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. Computer network architects

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $89,490
– #261 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

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. Materials engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $93,870
– #63 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#7. Aerospace engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $94,450
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#6. Electrical engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $95,430
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 340

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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#5. Electronics engineers, except computer

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $97,090
– #131 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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. Database architects

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $97,640
– #99 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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. Software developers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $100,370
– #212 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 930

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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#2. Computer hardware engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $101,340
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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. Chemical engineers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $113,350
– #37 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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