No. 1: Washington (No. 1 in 2020)

Workforce Experience and Education Rank: 1

State Employment and Economy Rank: 3

Tech Industry Employment: 405,816

Tech Worker Average Salary: $122,640

Tech GDP/GRP accounts for 22.5 percent of Washington’s total GDP/GRP – No. 1 among all states.

Washington is No. 2 among all states with tech jobs accounting for 28.1 percent of the total workforce.

The Evergreen State is forecast to add 11,011 tech jobs in 2021, a 2.7 percent gain in its tech work force. That’s after adding 5,222 tech jobs (up 1.3 percent) in 2020.

Washington is ranked No. 1 for the number of science and engineering degree holders.

Washington’s average tech worker salary is the highest among all 50 states.