Cities on the Tech Frontier (live, cons, moving, salaries)

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by mwj119

This list seems accurate.

Raleigh is a bit lower than expected.

Raleigh will continue to climb overtime. To me, it seems to be sort of like an Austin that is in an earlier stage of development.

[mhays25]

True, ParaguaneroSwag, except in places where manufacturing tends to rely on highly-educated expertise and proximity to design, like spacecraft. It's sort of like biotech production where the pilot and scale-up stages happen close to R&D, then mass production can move to a cheaper locale. Maybe when space production is as easy as auto production...

Chip manufacturing is also happening in places like Portland and Boise BTW, with huge new investments. And upstate NY has some huge investments apparently.

[Shakeesha]

Originally Posted by whereiend

They do have Charlotte listed in the 2nd tier which is cities with <25k tech workers. It scores about the same as Nashville and Orlando.

Nashville will be higher in a few years.

[Duderino]

What happens when AI inevitably takes over many jobs in the top tech cities?

Unfortunately, those at the top of the list look most vulnerable.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by Duderino

What happens when AI inevitably takes over many jobs in the top tech cities?

Unfortunately, those at the top of the list look most vulnerable.

Too early to tell. AI has already taken many jobs and created many as well.

This is part of a series of automation in general taking over Jobs whether it’s a manufacturing plant, a book keeper or a software engineer

[Heel82]

Originally Posted by mwj119

This list seems accurate.

Raleigh is a bit lower than expected.

The difference between 7th and 10th place is 0.8%.

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by Shakeesha

Nashville will be higher in a few years.

They better up their pay!

[Shakeesha]

Originally Posted by mjtinmemphis

They better up their pay!

I know...Nashville is not paying like other tech cities. Wages have increased some, but no where near what they should be if you adjust for inflation, cost of living, and peer group.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by Shakeesha

I know...Nashville is not paying like other tech cities. Wages have increased some, but no where near what they should be if you adjust for inflation, cost of living, and peer group.

That could simply be because Nashville is not a tech city. It's in the category of cities that hire software jobs becuase of their industries (which at this point is basically every major city). But its not an Austin or a Relaigh where there is the direct tech industry

[mhays25]

Typically much of the difference in average tech salaries is due to different types of tech are involved. But often the same job will pay differently in different cities as well.