Skip Silicon Valley — You can find high-paying tech jobs in these 20 cities

If you’re looking for a career in one of the STEM occupations – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – you may think you need to move to Silicon Valley. But a recent GOBankingRates study found that there are high-paying tech jobs all over the country, if you know where to look.

We identified the 20 best cities in the U.S. ranked by the highest percentages of STEM jobs that pay over $80,000 per year, along with the average annual salary for those jobs. So check out these areas if you’re looking for a high-paying job in tech.

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