-- Baltimore/Washington: $76,100

-- Atlanta: $75,000

Source: Dice Inc., April 2006

Cybersleuths getting top dollar

Graduates of computer forensics programs have always been in demand with law enforcement, but demand is booming now that private companies have begun recruiting cyberinvestigators. According to Marcus K. Rogers, an associate professor who heads the computer forensics program at Purdue University 's College of Technology, demand has gotten so great that graduates in the field are some of the most sought-after in the country this year.