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From Worst To First: Here’s How Each State Ranks For Finding Tech Talent In 2021
Rick Whiting
Looking for highly skilled technology workers? CRN’s annual Best States project ranks all 50 states for finding and hiring technology employees.

No. 23: Kansas (No. 19 in 2020)
Workforce Experience and Education Rank: 21
State Employment and Economy Rank: 31
Tech Industry Employment: 98,811
Tech Worker Average Salary: $78,420
Kansas increased its tech employment ranks by 1,131 jobs (1.2 percent) in 2020 and the Sunflower State is forecast to add another 1,205 tech jobs this year.