Developers: Here's how much your programming skills are worth right now

Some tech skills remain extraordinarily high-paying. The average tech salary broke six figures for the first time in 2021, according to a report by Dice, highlighting the "continued and sustained" demand for digital talent across all industries. The 2022 Tech Salary Report by jobs marketplace Dice found that the average salary for technologists rose by nearly 7% between 2020 and 2021, reaching $104,566. Dice said this marked the highest salary recorded in the 17 years it has been conducting the survey. IT chiefs took home the highest salaries in 2021, with an average $151,983 per year.