Average tech salaries in the U.S. in 2024, by tech hub

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Feb 6, 2025

In 2024, professionals from the IT industry earned the highest wages in California, Silicon Valley, with an average of nearly 131 thousand U.S. dollars. Other leading states in terms of highest average salary included Baltimore/Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and New York. Overall, tech salaries in Silicon Valley saw a seven percentage point decrease in average compensation compared to the previous year, while the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area saw a growth in average compensation by nearly six percentage points compared to 2023.

Average tech salary in the United States in 2024, by tech hub (in U.S. dollars)

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United States

Survey time period

August 30 and November 6, 2024

Number of respondents

2,835 respondents

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Employed technologists

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Email survey

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