Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York top the list of <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1957139,00.asp?kc=ewnws050406dtx1k0000599">highest-paying metropolitan areas</A> for technology professionals, according findings of a report issued May 3 by Dice, an online resource for technology professionals. Taking in factors including geography, skills, job demand and salaries, the Dice Report finds that the tech job market "continues to thrive" as job postings to Dice.com rose 31.1 percent over the past year to 89,286 postings. Salaries in Silicon Valley topped other metropolitan areas, followed by Boston, New York, Baltimore/Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.