The 10 highest-paying tech jobs in America in 2017

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(Rachel Gillett, Business Insider) – Highly skilled workers are a hot commodity, and that’s especially true for tech jobs.

As a new report from job site Glassdoor shows, employers are willing to pay a premium for certain in-demand tech skills.

Based on salary reports shared by employees on Glassdoor over the past year, here are the 10 highest-paying tech jobs in the US, the current number of job openings, and what these people do:

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10. Scrum master

Median base salary: $95,167
Number of job openings: 2,072

A scrum master helps facilitate an agile development team.

9. Systems architect

Median base salary: $97,873
Number of job openings: 1,167

A systems architect is an IT professional who creates networking and computer systems. A systems architect is responsible for provisioning, configuring, and operating the network systems that form the backbone to a business. This involves offering technical support, or even research for a long-term improvement plan.

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