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AeA, formerly the American Electronics Association, today (June 24) released a study, "Cybercities 2008: An Overview of the High-Technology Industry in the Nation's Top 60 Cities." The data were for 2006. San Diego was the 13th largest cybercity, employing 106,400, in 2006. The area added 1,500 net tech jobs that year, only 23rd best in the U.S. for growth. San Diego tech firms paid an average $92,300 in 2006, 105 percent more than the average private sector wage of $45,100. Only Austin, Texas, did better. Austin, San Diego, and Sacramento enjoyed tech salaries at least twice the average private sector wage. High tech firms employed 97 of every 1,000 private sector workers in San Diego. That was well short of Silicon Valley, where 286 of every 1,000 private sector jobs were in tech.
AeA, formerly the American Electronics Association, today (June 24) released a study, "Cybercities 2008: An Overview of the High-Technology Industry in the Nation's Top 60 Cities." The data were for 2006. San Diego was the 13th largest cybercity, employing 106,400, in 2006. The area added 1,500 net tech jobs that year, only 23rd best in the U.S. for growth. San Diego tech firms paid an average $92,300 in 2006, 105 percent more than the average private sector wage of $45,100. Only Austin, Texas, did better. Austin, San Diego, and Sacramento enjoyed tech salaries at least twice the average private sector wage. High tech firms employed 97 of every 1,000 private sector workers in San Diego. That was well short of Silicon Valley, where 286 of every 1,000 private sector jobs were in tech.