Atlanta continues to make noise as an up-and-coming tech hub, collecting nicknames such as the "Silicon Valley of the South." Atlanta is home to many high-tech, rapid-growth companies, leading to some of the highest paying IT salaries the region has seen.
From the top tech talent to mid market labor costs, it is no surprise Atlanta continues to rank in the top 10 for tech hubs across the country. With growth, comes demand in jobs and candidate pool competition. Motion Recruitment created the 2021 Tech Salary guide to highlight the top in-demand and highest paying jobs in Atlanta.
Take a glimpse at the insights featured in our Atlanta IT Salaries report—download the full guide or continue reading for an overview of the highest paid tech jobs in the most demanding tech sectors.
Software Development trends are continuing to evolve, projecting to grow 22% in the next 10 years. With expansion comes a higher demand for associated roles. Those roles include:
Golang Developer Salaries
Salary Range: $123,278- $171,143
Fullstack Software Developer Salaries
Salary Range: $110,912- $158,673
.NET Engineer Salaries
Salary Range: $92,423-$132,731
Quality Assurance (QA) Salaries
Software testing technology is continuing to see changes. As the number of usage grows within organizations, the software testing is now receiving more attention than ever before. Below are some of the highest paying salaries in the QA sector:
SDET Salaries
Salary Range: $98,354-$154,275
QA Automation Engineer Salaries
Salary Range: $100,807-$133,661
Build & Release Engineer Salaries
Salary Range: $87,638- $153,553
Infrastructure & Security Salaries
In the year 2020, disruption was very familiar to the majority of businesses and their leaders. As the IT sector takes on 2021, embracing cybersecurity & infrastructure trends creates a large advantage to other companies. Check out the highest paying salaries trending now:
Cloud Security Architect Salaries
Salary Range: $125,608-$147,999
DevSecOps Engineer Salaries
Salary Range: $99,709- $154,386
Security Architect Salaries
Salary Range: $132,446-$183,715
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Data Scientist – The hot job of the 21st century. Data Scientists and related roles have become some of the most sought after jobs. Check out our highest paying salaries in Atlanta:
Salary Range: $131,021-$160,216
Salary Range: $153,284-$180,334
Machine Learning Engineer Salaries
Salary Range: $147,925-$197,157
Salary Range: $156,160-$202,086
Mobile Salaries
The mobile app development industry is continuously evolving. Technology advancements, consumer demands, have a direct impact on mobile app trends. These are the some high paying salaries in Atlanta, catching our eye:
Android Developer Salaries
Salary Range: $114,524-$163,404
React Native Developer Salaries
Salary Range: $116,928-$165,471
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