IT salaries are highest in California's Bay Area, followed by many of America's largest cities, including Chicago and New York.
Well-known technology hubs,
such as San Jose, Calif., as well as San Francisco and New York's silicon alley
rank highest in pay, versus smaller cities such as Phoenix, St. Louis and Tampa,
Fla., according to CyberCoders, a worldwide recruiting firm. The study, which
reveals which cities pay the highest average salary for technology jobs, ranked
San Jose first overall, followed by New York, Boston and Los Angeles. Rounding out
the top ten was Dallas.
The company analyzed more
than 3,000 technical job titles from around the nation to determine the
highest-paying cities for technology jobs and found the average salary in San
Jose was $119,412. Following were San Francisco, at $112,739; New York, at
$105,192; and Washington, D.C., at $99,618. Boston placed fifth with an average
IT salary of $99,099, followed by Los Angeles, with an average salary of
$96,705. The New York City borough of Brooklyn placed seventh, with $96,696.
Philadelphia was next, with average pay of $95,929. Then came Chicago, at
$94,899, and finally Dallas, at $94,799.
"This year, we see an
increase in salary in positions surrounding mobile development," said Matt
Miller, chief technology officer of CyberCoders. "Some of the highest-paid
candidates are those who have multi-platform skills and can design and code for
the fast-paced, ever-changing world of mobile applications."
CyberCoders research shows
the average yearly salary for the same position in various cities differs. For
example, a .NET developer in San Francisco makes, on average, $98,750.00 a
year. In Los Angeles, a .NET developer's salary is listed as $86,875 a year.
"The Bay Area continues
to dominate when it comes to tech, and companies in the area should expect to
pay top dollar for this highly competitive talent pool," said Miller.
A recent report from IT
recruitment specialist Dice found that while there are certainly many available
tech jobs in traditional centers like Silicon Valley, New York or Seattle,
other cities continue to join the partycreating possible opportunities for
tech professionals in other regions. The fastest-growing cities for tech jobs
are as varied as their locations.
Raleigh, N.C., topped Dices
list of fastest-growing cities for tech jobs, but Missouri also had two cities
on the list. Kansas City-based tech professionals can expect to take home more
than $75,000 a year (up 13 percent year-over-year), and job opportunities can
be found at financial services and legal firms. In St. Louis, where
manufacturing and health care companies are looking for tech talent, yearly
tech salaries hover at about $71,000.
Nathan Eddy is Associate Editor, Midmarket, at eWEEK.com. Before joining eWEEK.com, Nate was a writer with ChannelWeb and he served as an editor at FierceMarkets. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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