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Last researched: October 31, 2026. This is a fixed research snapshot of 60 senior-role benchmarks across ten major US tech markets, informed by CBRE’s tech workforce research. Markets are selected for workforce scale and regional coverage, not presented as an exact top-ten ranking. Provider geography may cover a city or its broader metro.

Sudo Get Job figures use the senior-only median of advertised base-salary range midpoints. Its posted ranges are median lower and upper bounds, not percentiles. Built In reports self-reported average base salary; Indeed averages senior-role job postings over the past 36 months; Salary.com provides senior-role averages. Different sources and statistics are not directly interchangeable. Small samples and posting mix can materially affect estimates. Provider dates may predate this research snapshot.

All employer-cost sliders are editable planning assumptions. Hiring cost = base salaries + benefits + retirement + payroll allowance + annualized equity value. Equity is included as economic cost, not cash payroll. Recruiting, equipment, bonuses, severance, and salary growth are excluded. Savings = hiring cost − 12 × the monthly Lokos AI estimate. Actual costs and results vary.