In the competitive U.S. tech job market, certain skills stand out for their lucrative earning potential. Topping the list is Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), with an impressive average salary of nearly 138 thousand U.S. dollars in 2023, closely followed by SAP HANA at 137.6 thousand U.S. dollars. Database skills are also highly valued, with RDBMS and PostgreSQL professionals earning over 32 thousand U.S. dollars, respectively. Additionally, expertise in Kubernetes and Apache Kafka highlights the demand for cloud and messaging technologies, with average salaries of 133 and 132.1 thousand U.S. dollars, respectively.
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