While Silicon Valley is still the only market were tech professionals average 6-figure salaries ($101,278), seven markets saw double-digit increases in average tech salaries year/year, the most ever registered by the Dice Salary Survey.
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"This recovery has been particularly hard for employers in nontraditional tech markets if they want to grow their staff," said Scot Melland, chairman, president, and CEO of Dice Holdings, Inc. With mobility down, the pool of available talent isn't as deep which pushes salaries up and makes companies scramble to come up with creative solutions."
The top 10 market with the greatest year/year increase: Boston, up 7 percent to $94,742. That just edged out Atlanta, where tech salaries average $87,556, and Los Angeles with a 6 percent gain to $92,498.
Additional market information and an interactive map of average U.S. tech salaries for the 48 continuous states, and key metropolitan areas is available on the Dice website.