Computer programming has quickly become one of the most lucrative industries in the US. Based on a study from the Brookings Institution that was published in July, here are programming languages listed next to their average annual salary from lowest to highest:

12. PERL – $82,513

11. SQL – $85,511

10. Visual Basic – $85,962

9. C# – $89,074

8. R– $90,055

7. C – 90,134

6. JavaScript – $91,461

5. C++ – $93,502

4. JAVA – $94,908

3. Python – $100,717

2. Objective C – $108,225

1. Ruby on Rails – $109,460

But if you want one of the highest-paying jobs in tech then train to become a Salesforce architect, they can earn between $180,000 and $200,000.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/best-tech-skills-resume-ranked-salary-2014-11