"The labor market is improving, but employment is still not growing as quickly as in previous recoveries, " said Scot Melland, CEO of Dice Holdings, which released a survey Wednesday on private-sector hiring.

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Scot Melland, CEO of Dice Holdings, says the dip in Silicon Valley salaries is probably a result of companies there hiring more people straight out of college, which skews the average salary downward.

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