With technology powerhouses like Microsoft, Facebook and Google in the neighborhood, the Seattle-area tech scene is on the rise. We opened our super secret vault containing millions of salaries to see what IT pros working in the shadow of the Space Needle are pulling in annually. Check out what we found below.
Highest Paying Tech Jobs in Seattle*
| Rank | Job Title | Average Salary |
| 1 | Software Engineer | $96,429 |
| 2 | Program Manager | $92,857 |
| 3 | Systems Engineer | $88,333 |
| 4 | Project Manager | $80,471 |
| 5 | Software QA Engineer | $74,528 |
*List based on salaries submitted in 2012.
