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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Louisville

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Louisville, KY-IN 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. Environmental engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $63,210
– #200 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

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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#29. Landscape architects

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $63,610
– #67 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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. Operations research analysts

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $64,290
– #170 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 430

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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#27. Electrical and electronics drafters

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $65,770
– #44 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#26. Computer network support specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $67,190
– #126 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,150

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. Computer hardware engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $67,450
– #109 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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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#24. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $67,470
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#23. Web developers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $70,480
– #112 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290

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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#22. Database administrators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $77,430
– #184 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310

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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#21. Network and computer systems administrators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $78,850
– #243 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,400

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. Architects, except landscape and naval

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $80,390
– #171 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260

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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#19. Data scientists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $81,080
– #145 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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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#18. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $82,900
– #112 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 660

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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#17. Electronics engineers, except computer

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $86,820
– #189 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200

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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#16. Industrial engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $87,780
– #237 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,560

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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#15. Mechanical engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $87,850
– #212 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,320

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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#14. Computer systems analysts

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $88,790
– #217 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,780

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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#13. Computer programmers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $90,750
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 680

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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#12. Statisticians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $91,200
– #38 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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. Civil engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $91,280
– #145 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,120

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. Materials engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $91,440
– #71 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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#9. Information security analysts

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $91,660
– #155 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400

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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#8. Electrical engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $94,440
– #266 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 480

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $95,960
– #71 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#6. Chemical engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $97,310
– #87 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#5. Software developers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $98,250
– #244 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,540

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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#4. Database architects

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $105,320
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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. Computer network architects

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $106,500
– #137 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450

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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#2. Aerospace engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $110,060
– #43 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

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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#1. Computer and information research scientists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $115,220
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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