Survey: Silicon Valley Tops Average Tech-Worker Pay, Which Is Up

Silicon Valley again led the way as tech-industry salaries continued to rise in 2013, according to a report by Dice, a tech-career site.

The survey says the average tech-professional salary in the United States rose almost 3 percent to $87,811 in 2013, boosted by raises and bonuses. In Silicon Valley, the average was $108,603, a 7.2 percent bump from the 2012 average of $101,278. In the must-be-nice category, the average bonus for tech workers in the valley in 2013 was $12,458. Valley tech professionals have seen average salaries go up 11.7 percent in the past five years. Silicon Valley has been the highest-paid market since Dice first published the salary survey in 2002 (with 2001 numbers). The only metro area that saw a higher percentage increase in 2013 was Philadelphia, which saw an 8 percent rise to an average of $92,138. The second-highest average salary was in $97,588 in Baltimore/Washington (DC); that number was basically unchanged from 2012.