Bangalore: During the Global Economic crisis (2008-2009) the wages of tech workers in the Silicon Valley was reduced by 10 percent. But even with the drop in pay, tech employees in the Silicon Valley remain by far the best paid in the U.S. An average tech workers salary in the U.S. is said to be about $74,570. But this number has changed since the 2008 recession with about 53 percent of the employees seeing a hike in their salary during recession. Silicon Valley which is considered the home of techies has each tech worker getting a salary of $132,500 on an average. The largest tech workforce is in New York, where 316,971 people work in IT. Washington has 292,969 tech workers, while San Jose/Silicon Valley has 225,575, Boston has 219,798, and Dallas-Fort Worth has 174,848, according to a report by TechAmerica. After Silicon Valley, the best tech paychecks are in San Francisco, where pay averaged $123,479 last year. Next was Boston, where average pay was $102,230, followed by Washington, and North Carolina's Research Triangle Park area, where average pay is $100,402. This brings us to the question that which are the highest paid IT jobs in the U.S. A survey conducted by Robert Half Technology, a staffing expert publication gives an insight into the highest paid IT jobs in its "2011 Salary Guide." Data Architect Salary Range: $91,750 - $126,500 Percentage Increase from 2010: 4.9 percent A data Architect understands the behavior of systems in a multitude environment and how they chart out strategies on how a number of systems can interact with each other to obtain a desired result. Messaging Administrator Salary Range: $59,750 - $87,000 Percentage Increase from 2010: 4.8 percent A messaging admin generally has overlapping roles in areas across e-mail, text messaging and instant messaging domains, much of which has to do with managing audit and internal compliance issues. As more of these technologies advance and become Web-enabled, the messaging administrator's job has growing demand and a decent salary lift. Web Developer Salary Range: $58,000 - $94,250 Percentage Increase from 2010: 4.6 percent From social media to mobile applications for smartphones such as the iPhone, the Droid and HTC devices, Web development continues to be in high demand, especially in customer-centric front- and back-end frameworks and systems. Data Warehouse Analyst Salary Range: $82,500 - $111,500 Percentage Increase from 2010: 4.9 percent Data management jobs are some of the hottest on this list, and those managing the ever-increasing storage demands with the rise of video, enhanced Web graphics and larger archiving demands. CRM Business Analyst Salary Range: $68,500 - $93,500 Percentage Increase from 2010: 4.9 percent Customer relationship management technologies require consistent and constant tweaking and customization to meet customer need and align them with business goals. Keeping customers satisfied and aligning them with increased product loyalty and sales are key to a CRM business analyst's daily grind. CRM Technical Developer Salary Range: $76,750 - $102,500 Percentage Increase from 2010: 5.0 percent A CRM analyst needs a technology expert to help translate the functional demands of customers and business users. The CRM tech developer is seeing a nice little bump in salary in 2011. Business Intelligence Analyst Salary Range: $82,500 - $116,250 Percentage Increase from 2010: 5.0 percent Companies need analysts who can guide decision-making processes in a constantly changing business environment, and help reduce costs and better evaluate internal and external clients. ERP Business Analyst Salary Range: $71,250 - $98,250 Percentage Increase from 2010: 5.1 percent There has been so much investment in ERP in the enterprise, but every company environment needs a business analyst to define the business processes, and configure and deploy them, as well as set up the reporting structures. Systems Integrator Consultant Salary Range: $63,000 - $88,000 Percentage Increase from 2010: 5.2 percent When you don't have the expertise in house, you find those that do. In the last year, IT contracting and consulting has been one of the only major real growth areas, according to data from the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics. SI work is an important piece of the deployment phase of many major application and customization projects. Data Modeler Salary Range: $80,750 - $111,250 Percentage Increase from 2010: 4.5 percent As firms analyze more complex data and create custom applications, they require skilled modelers who can design methods for handling, processing and evaluating material.