Salaries rose sharply for tech professionals over the last five years despite the economic downturn, and Houston had the largest percentage gain in the nation:
Austin $89,680
Houston $94,186
Chicago $85,098
Phoenix $83,607
Boston $94,742
Detroit $76,515
Average salary
11% 8%
14%
14%
Gain
26%
17% 17% N/A
SOURCE: Dice Salary Surveys of more than 15,000 employed technology professionals taken from Aug. 22 through Nov. 15, 2007, and Sept. 24-Nov. 16, 2012
N/A
Texas
22%
13%
+18%
U.S.
30%
+15%
Chicago +4%
Philadelphia -1%
Change
New York -4% Boston -3%
Dallas -3%
Seattle -12%
Atlanta -4%
8,829 5,123
3,344
3,974 7,527
2,435
2,973
SOURCE: Dice.com job postings on March 1, 2013, compared with the previous year
3,107
Hot cities
Markets adding tech professional jobs the fastest: Available jobs Change St. Louis Charlotte, N.C. Austin Phoenix Detroit 871 1,511 1,102 1,402 1,124 25% 22% 16% 13% 10%
SOURCE: Dice.com job postings on March 1, 2013, compared with the previous year