Bay Area IT pay highest in the Nation (Los Angeles, San Jose: salary, living)

[18Montclair]

Base Salary, 2006
IT Upper Management
San Francisco/ San Jose $164,800
Atlanta $138,500
Washington DC/ Baltimore $130,100
Philadelphia $130,000
Dallas $123,900
Los Angeles $120,200
Miami $119,000
New York $112,200
Chicago $112,100
Houston $100,300

Base Salary 2006
IT Middle Management
San Francisco/ San Jose $119,800
Washington DC/ Baltimore $99,200
Atlanta $85,700
Dallas $83,200
Philadelphia $82,600
New York $81,900
Los Angeles $81,700
Chicago $74,300
Miami $73,000
Houston $70,000
Seattle $64,700

Base Salary 2006
IT Developer
Washington DC/ Baltimore $81,600
San Francisco/ San Jose $80,600
Los Angeles $68,200
Philadelphia $67,800
Seattle $65,600
Atlanta $65,200
Dallas $64,900
Chicago $64,300
New York $63,200
Miami $59,600
Houston $51,600

Base Salary, 2006
IT Administrator
San Francisco/ San Jose $87,500
Philadelphia $82,000
Washington DC/ Baltimore $77,900
Seattle $64,200
Los Angeles $63,800
New York $63,800
Dallas $62,200
Atlanta $62,100
Chicago $59,300
Houston $58,300
Miami $57,600

Enterprise Systems | 2005 Salary Survey, Part 3: The West Rebounds

[Lurker]

Wow, those #'s don't really reflect the cost of living differences. You can live pretty well for $138,500 in Atlanta.

[Mach50]

Note to self: "Learn how to kiss a**, get a belt clip IPhone, tuck shirt in and become part of the management team".

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Mach50Thunderdart

Note to self: "Learn how to kiss a**, get a belt clip IPhone, tuck shirt in and become part of the management team".

LOL...sounds like a plan.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Lurker

Wow, those #'s don't really reflect the cost of living differences. You can live pretty well for $138,500 in Atlanta.

So all you have to do in The Bay Area is become an IT Manager and then marry an IT Manager and your set.