AOL recently announced that it is opening up an office in Florida—where the average software engineer makes $84,201, not that much in comparison with other states.

Which states pay software engineers the best? Here are the states with the highest median salaries according to Payscale.com:

1. California: $102,766
2. Washington: $97,483
3. Maryland: $96,632
4. Massachusetts: $95,588
5. New York: $95,564
6. Virginia: $94,172
7. Colorado: $92,122
8. Connecticut: $89,877
9. New Jersey: $89,690
10. Oregon: $89,060

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