San Jose and San Francisco beat out New York, Washington, and Boston as companies dangle higher pay for mobile developers If you’re looking for the highest-paying IT jobs in the country, go west, young techie, go west. San Jose, Calif., and San Francisco rank first and second as the highest-paying cities for technology jobs in America, according to recent data from recruiting company CyberCoders, with average salaries as much as $14,000 higher than third-ranked New York.That’s not to say that you can’t land a good-paying gig anywhere to the right of California. The list contains major cities scattered around the United States, including Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Dallas.As to which jobs are most lucrative, CyberCoders has observed an increase in salaries for mobile developers, though according to other reports out there, IT salaries across the board have increased over the past year. “Some of the highest-paid candidates are those who have multiplatform skills and can design and code for the fast-paced, ever-changing world of mobile applications,” said Matt Miller, CTO of CyberCoders.Following is CyberCoders’ top 10 list of highest-paying cities for technology jobs, along with samplings of jobs with high-range, midrange, and low-range salaries.Highest-paying U.S. cities for tech jobs: San Jose, Calif. San Francisco New York Washington, D.C. Boston Los Angeles Brooklyn, N.Y. Philadelphia Chicago Dallas1. San Jose, Calif.Average annual salary: $119,412 among 85 jobsMedian annual salary: $120,000High-range salaries: Director of display algorithms, $170,000 NAND flash firmware, $165,000 SSD architect, $165,000 Director of engineering, $162,500 Clustered file-system architect, $152,500Midrange salaries: Applications engineer, $120,000 ETL (extract, transfer, and load) developer, $120,000 GUI software engineer, $120,000 Senior Java developer, $120,000 Data scientist, $120,000Low-end salaries: Cisco network engineer NCA, $80,000 Embedded Linux developer, $75,000 Ruby on Rails engineer, $70,000 Junior software developer, $60,000 Systems engineer, $57,5002. San FranciscoAverage annual salary: $112,739 among 649 jobs Median annual salary: $115,000High-range salaries: Senior VP of product development, $200,000 Manager of quality engineering, $187,500 Chief Web services architect, $180,000 Director of Web engineering, $175,000 Security architect, $170,000Midrange salaries: C/C++ software engineer, $115,000 Infrastructure security and operations lead engineer, $115,000 Linux systems administrator, $115,000 SharePoint developer, $115,000 Senior Android developer, $115,000Low-end salaries: Senior UI/UX engineer, $70,000 Data migration specialist, $65,000 Confirmit developer, $62,500 Software engineer, $62,500 Junior Flash/JavaScript developer, $55,0003. New YorkAverage annual salary: $105,192 among 716 jobsMedian annual salary: $105,000 High-range salaries: Knowledge management developer, $290,000 Technology strategy analyst, $250,000 Tools developer, $235,000 Data center manager, $196,250 Senior sales engineer, $186,250Midrange salaries: Android application developer, $105,000 Ruby on Rails developer; $105,000 Adobe Flex developer, $105,000 Grails developer, $105,000 Network engineer, $105,000Low-end salaries: Network security analyst, $60,000 Junior iOS developer, $55,000 Junior Flash/JavaScript developer, $55,000 PHP developer, $55,000 Help desk analyst, $45,000 4. Washington D.C.Average annual salary: $99,618 among 144 jobsMedian annual salary: $100,000High-range salaries: Program manager, $175,000 Senior sales engineer, $172,500 Senior digital forensics examiner, $160,000 Digital forensics manager, $140,000 J2EE SOA engineer, $135,000Midrange salaries: Scala engineer, $102,500 Technical product manager, $102,500 Python programmer, $100,000 Ruby on Rails developer, $100,000 Java developer, $99,375Low-end salaries: Drupal developer, $60,000 Front-end GUI designer, $55,000 Interactive creative designer, $52,500 WebSphere developer, $47,500 Systems administrator, $45,0005. BostonAverage annual salary: $99,099 among 186 jobs Median annual salary: $100,000High-range salaries: Director of application development, $300,000 Rails director, $208,333 Rails engineering manager, $147,500 Senior sales engineer for health care, $145,000 QA automation manager, $140,000Midrange salaries: Data mining engineer, $100,000 Information architect, $100,000 JavaServer developer, $100,000 Ruby developer, $100,000 Web QA/software test engineer, $100,000Low-range salaries: Junior systems administrator, $60,000 Junior front-end developer, $50,000 Support engineer, $50,000 Open source Web developer, $47,500 Junior mobile client engineer, $45,0006. Los AngelesAverage annual salary: $96,705 among 220 jobsMedian annual salary: $97,500 High-range salaries:Global network engineer, $187,500Director of engineering, $175,000 Director of ad platform technology, $175,000Digital forensic examiner, $167,500Software sales engineer, $162,500Midrange salaries: Senior software engineer, $98,750 Application developer, $97,500 MS4 app developer, $97,500 Symfony developer, $97,500 Object-C developer, $96,250Low-range salaries: Desktop support associate, $52,500 Level 2/3 support, $52,500 Graveyard tech support, $50,000 User support engineer, $50,000 Network engineer, $43,7507. Brooklyn, N.Y.Average annual salary: $96,696 among 28 jobsMedian annual salary: $101,250High-range salaries: iOS developer, $122,500 Android developer, $117,500 SEO specialist, $117,500 Senior software engineer, $115,000 Ruby on Rails developer, $112,500Midrange salaries: Senior Python/Django developer, $110,000 System engineer, $102,500 MySQL DBA, $100,000 JavaScript UI developer, $95,000 Linux systems admin, $90,000Low-range salaries: iPhone developer, $80,000 Web content administrator, $65,000 .Net developer, $57,500 Junior PHP developer, $50,000 Senior PHP developer, $50,0008. PhiladelphiaAverage annual salary: $95,289 among 35 jobsMedian annual salary: $97,500High-range salaries: Cisco certified internetwork expert, $135,000 Database analyst manager, $120,000 Senior mobile developer, $120,000 Senior iOS developer, $115,000 Front-end engineer, $112,500Midrange salaries: Senior Silverlight developer, $102,500 Open source developer, $100,000 PHP engineer, $97,500Silverlight developer, $87,500 Database analyst, $82,500Low-range salaries: CTO, $70,000 Network administrator, $70,000 PHP Web developer, $70,000 Ruby developer, $70,000 Linux support engineer, $65,0009. ChicagoAverage annual salary: $94,899 among 198 jobsMedian annual salary: $95,000High-range salaries: Cisco certified internetwork expert/voice practice lead, $175,000 Senior sales engineer, $172,500 CIO, $152,500 Cisco unified communications practice lead, $145,000 Senior Erlang developer, $135,000Midrange salaries: VMware engineer, $97,500 .Net Web developer, $95,000 Devops engineer, $95,000 Linux admin, $95,0000 Software developer, $95,000Low-range salaries: Junior software engineer, $55,000; Software analyst, $55,000 Entry-level QA analyst, $50,000 IT budding superstar, $47,500 Assistant IT director, $45,00010. DallasAverage annual salary: $94,799 among 87 jobsMedian annual salary: $92,500High-range salaries: Software architect, $175,000 Director of operations; $147,500 Sales engineer/network, $147,500 Cisco certified internetwork expert, $135,000 Voice pre-/post-sales engineer, $135,000Midrange salaries: Data mining systems analyst, $95,000 Java engineer, $95,000 Senior .Net developer, $92,500 PHP/MySQL engineer, $90,000 Business systems analyst, $90,000Low-range salaries: IT support analyst, $55,000 Drupal developer, $52,500 Software developer, $50,000 Front-end engineer, $42,500 Network operations center trainer, $37,500This story, “The 10 U.S. cities with the highest-paying IT jobs,” was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter. IT Jobs