The average tech salary in Tampa is $120,900 annually — a 19% increase from 2021, according to Dice.
3. Columbus, Ohio
Columbus has always been attractive to businesses because of the area's diverse population, which has historically made it a popular test market for companies looking to launch new products. In recent years, it has become a hot spot for the tech industry, with companies such as Facebook and Amazon moving to the city. And Intel recently announced plans to build two chip factories just outside Columbus, bringing more than 3,000 jobs to the area. The city hasn't lost its draw as a place to test and launch new products—there's a growing startup community in Columbus. Between 2017 and 2021, investment in city startups began to peak, from $583 million in 2020 to over $1 billion, with half of the funding going to Olive, a healthcare technology company, and Path Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, according to TechCrunch.
The average tech salary in Columbus is $107,413 annually — a 15.7% increase from 2021, according to Dice.
4. Portland, Ore.
Nicknamed Silicon Forest, Portland is home to many high-tech companies such as Tektronix, Intel, Pixelworks, Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Epson. While Intel's headquarters were established in California, beginning in the 1990s, the company moved its most advanced technical operations to Oregon, and it is now the company's largest operational hub. Other tech companies that have opened offices in Portland include Airbnb, Google, IBM, Amazon, Logitech, Apple, Nvidia, Oracle and Salesforce, among others.
The average tech salary in Portland is $127,734 annually — a 15.5% increase from 2021, according to Dice.
5. Charlotte, NC
Charlotte has been hailed as the tech hub of the South, with a rich community of healthcare, fintech and logistics startups. There is strong traction with tech jobs in the financial services industry as banking shifts more towards digital transformation. In October 2022, Lowe's opened a $153 million Tech Hub to drive innovation, attract top talent and accelerate digital transformation. Charlotte is home to tech companies such as Red Ventures, Credit Karma, EPAM Systems, Torc Robotics, Axios, Cisco, LendingTree and AvidXchange. Software engineers, web developers, IT support specialists, network administrators and architects, data scientists and cybersecurity professionals are in high demand, according to CompTIA.
