Edward Hopper Nighthawks painting

Edward Hopper Nighthawks painting
Frederic Edwin Church Sunset painting
You can bring folks here because of the jobs, but you'll keep them here because of the quality of life," Montague-Bruno said.The average high-tech annual salary in San Jose was $85,100, putting it second behind Seattle, where workers averaged $129,300. San Francisco high-tech wages were fourth in the nation, at an average of $78,400. In some areas in the country, high-tech wages were as much as 220 percent higher than private sector wages. Compared to the East Coast, university research and development ventures in Silicon Valley were falling behind."The Bay area lags behind in R&D, compared to many of the universities on the Eastern seaboard," Albertson said.This is the first year of the study, which aims to provide a snapshot of the high-tech industry in 60 metropolitan areas. But it is missing a key element of the