Exactly 40 of the 1,250 information technology professionals employed in Nevada, work in Elko. There has been a 79% decline in the number of information technology professionals in Elko between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of information technology professionals in Elko has decreased, overall employment in Elko has increased.

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In Elko, salaries for information technology professionals have increased. Elko information technology professionals made $86,720 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, information technology professionals in Elko made an average salary of $59,225 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Elko.

Information technology professionals in Elko make a median yearly salary of $86,530. The 10% of information technology professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $58,880 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $117,460 per year.

Information technology professional salaries in Elko are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited information technology school in the city. Many of Elko's information technology professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in information technology offered by Elko's information technology schools.

Approximately 4 students graduated from information technology courses in 2010.