Getting the ‘Bang’ for your ‘Buck’: Charlotte is Top City for Tech Salaries
Graduation is right around the corner for some of you. The thought of living a “normal life” outside of college courses and extracurricular activities can be somewhat frightening. The closer you get to graduation, the more questions that pop up in your head such as: What jobs should you apply for? How much money should you expect to be making? What cities pay the most? Should you stay in Charlotte or go where the money is? Etc.
Lucky for you, this article has answers to some of those questions! According to Cynthia Harvey, IT workers often earn more money in smaller cities than in major technology hubs. As an IT student, it is best that you keep this in mind.
Harvey listed out the top 10 cities where tech salaries go the furthest on Information Week. Our home team, Charlotte, NC, is the number one location. Charlotte is a steady growing, southern city that isn’t too well known for many tech companies. However, there are several companies housed in Charlotte that hire IT workers, and many of them are members of our Business Partner’s Program. The average tech salary in Charlotte is $101,147. Charlotte’s low cost of living is what makes the tech salary go the furthest in comparison to the other cities such as San Jose, CA where the average tech salary is $126,937. However, after calculating the much higher cost of living in San Jose, the average tech salary is $102k compared to Charlotte’s $108k (average tech salary adjusted for cost of living).
Each of the cities Harvey lists on Information Week has something special to offer – whether you’re looking for a small town feel or a large city hustle.
The most important thing to take away from this article is when looking for your career, be sure to factor in the cost of living. Our home team is the number one city for tech salaries for this very reason. For more information please visit https://www.informationweek.com/top-10-cities-where-tech-salaries-go-furthest/d/d-id/1330292 and http://www.hiringlab.org/.
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