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the Region’s Highest-Paid Tech Jobs * Business Insider analyzed salary data for more than 14,000 active foreign-worker visas in Washington state in 2020 to find the highest salaries among workers in the Seattle area * Tech-industry salaries among non-executive employees in the Seattle are as high as $1.6 million. * Facebook was the most prolific employer on the list while Amazon paid the highest salary. * Are you a Seattle-area tech worker with insight to share? Contact this reporter via encrypted messaging app Signal (+1-425-344-8242) or email ([email protected]). * Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.The Seattle area is among the country’s most prominent tech-industry hubs.Amazon and Microsoft – two of the three most valuable US companies – call theregion home, and virtually every major technology company has a large presencethere, including Apple, Google, and Facebook.Tech-industry salaries among non-executive employees in the Seattle area areas high as $1.6 million, according to a Business Insider analysis.American companies have to disclose salaries when they apply for visas onbehalf of current or prospective foreign workers. The Office of Foreign LaborCertification publishes the salaries every year.We analyzed the data for more than 14,000 active foreign-worker visas inWashington state in 2020 to find the highest salaries among workers in theSeattle area (notably, the data covers annual base salary not totalcompensation, which can include bonuses or stock awards).While it’s not a comprehensive look at Seattle-area tech salaries because itonly includes data for foreign workers, it gives rare insight into how muchcompanies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook pay. Companies generallydoesn’t disclose or discuss employee compensation, except for regulatoryrequirements to disclose pay for top executives.Here are the 21 highest-paid tech-industry positions in the Seattle area: