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Tech salaries are soaring, and corporate companies are cutting big checks to lock down top talent.
From Silicon Valley giants to retailers, media companies, telecom firms, and gig platforms, the salaries offered reflect just how competitive the market has become.
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Business Insider secured access to an internal Tesla pay database, covering nearly 100,000 employees as of December 2021. Correspondent Grace Kay explains why employees working for Elon Musk's company might accept salaries lower than what they could earn at other top tech corporations or major car manufacturers.
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Cities may be crowded, dirty, loud, and expensive, but they've always offered one clear advantage over America's rural areas: more money.
