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Tech salaries in Phoenix among the fastest growing in the nation, report says

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Posted at 8:57 AM, Feb 23, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-23 10:57:48-05

Salaries for tech workers in Phoenix grew in 2020, despite the hardships presented by the Covid-19 pandemic according to a new report from Dice.com, a website for tech job seekers.

Tech salaries in Phoenix grew 7.6% from 2019 to 2020, reaching an average of $95,514. This pacing landed Phoenix as 7th on the list of fastest-growing tech salaries in the country. Last year the fastest growth came in Charlotte, North Carolina, which saw a 13.8% change, followed by Orlando, Florida (13.4%) and New York City (11.6%).

At 7.6% growth, Phoenix outpaced the national average growth in tech salaries, which was up 3.6% year to year.

At the state level, Arizona was dead-on with the national pace, with tech salaries also growing at an average of 3.6%, ranking the state 16th nationally for average salary size at $93,787.

Read the full story from the Business Journal.