Metro Atlanta has been the country’s hottest data center market since 2023, playing host to a digital gold rush by tech giants, real estate speculators and private equity firms.

Atlanta was primed for the data center boom. All it took was a spark. Computer storage facilities find fertile ground in Georgia, generating an unprecedented and fast-moving wave of development.

Stacker ranked the highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Atlanta using annual compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of May 2024.

Though it's difficult to predict the exact future of computer and engineering jobs, those interested in these fields can at least consider one important aspect: salary. Stacker used BLS data to find ...