Geek America: The Top 10 U.S. Cities for Technology Jobs

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9. Seattle, Wash.

Starbucks' hometown鈥攎ecca of coffee-lovers; eco-zealots; outdoorsy, athletic types; and all things PC鈥攂oasts 127,700 tech workers and ranks first in the nation in high-tech job growth. It ranks fifth for high-tech wages and has the highest tech wage to non-tech wage differential of any other city in the top 10. In dollars, this means techies average $96,197, while those in the private sector average $49,748. That money will come in handy at the local brewpubs, where you can dream about Seattle's gorgeous summers during its nine months of mind-numbing gray.

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