A new survey by recruiting firm CyberCoders reveals sizeable differences in the average pay for IT workers, depending on where those workers live. For example, while a .NET developer in San Francisco makes around $98,750.00 a year, a .NET developer in L.A. makes around $86,875 a year.
The cities with the highest average pay for IT workers included the following:
- San Jose: $119,412
- San Francisco: $112,739
- New York: $105,192
- Washington, D.C.: $99,618
- Boston: $99,099
- Los Angeles: $96,705
- Brooklyn: $96,696
- Philadelphia: $95,929
- Chicago: $94,899
- Dallas: $94,799