A new report, released today by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, shows Utah’s tech community leading the country in wage growth at a resounding 16.6% growth in the last year. It’s followed by Washington and Nevada, respectively.
Some other highlights include:
- Tech is growing twice as fast as other industries in the state, and three times as fast as tech across the country.
- Tech wages are two times more than the average wage in Utah.
- 28 out of 29 counties has at least one tech company.
- As a pillar of the state, tech supports nearly 1/5 of Utah’s overall economy.
Read the full report here .