The San Francisco Bay Area topped a recent survey ranking the highest-cost tech markets in the US, with the average salary for employees in the sector clocking in at $140,000 per year.
That's about $18,000 more than Seattle, the next highest market, according to CBRE research. The firm says the average tech worker salary in 15 of the 50 top tech talent markets was at or above their respective national average with 10 US markets above the US average and five Canadian markets above the Canadian average.
Employee wages are the highest cost for tech companies, followed by office rent.
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