City/metro area: Atlanta
Available IT jobs: 1,372*
Average salary for IT project manager: $80,798**
Local attractions: Not only is Atlanta home to major league baseball's Braves, CNN and the Carter Presidential Library and Museum, the city also features the Atlanta Botanical Garden, a 30-acre spread that includes the country's largest orchid house.
*According to jobs posted on Dice as of May 1, 2009
** According to PayScale, May 2009
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