WASHINGTON STATEINFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY90K

286K

SoftwareProgrammers

ICT Workers

VC/STARTUP ENVIRONMENT#14,982Firms

AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN ICT123

STEM Job Growth(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)#in VC Fundingin 2020

FOCUS:

Concentration of STEM Jobs
(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)#in Business
Revenue

1

Software Engineering Quality vs. Cost(CBRE)

#4.5B

$

The state’s legendary information and technology (ICT) businesses –Amazon, Microsoft and T-Mobile among others – have helped define
the region’s technology ecosystem. More than 100 international techcompanies have joined them, including engineering offices for Apple,Facebook, Twitter, Oracle and Google.

States with Nation’s Fastest Growing Economy(CNBC)

#240B

$3

Percent of Workforce in Technology Industries(CompTIA)

Cloud Computing: Home of the #1 and #2 players in the cloudcomputing industry, Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure.
Artificial Intelligence: Nearly 200 Washington companies
employing 6,400 workers, including the Allen Institute for
Artificial Intelligence.
Gaming: Second in the nation with 48,808 jobs,
with an economic output of $11.6 billion including
Nintendo, Bungie, Big Fish, and Microsoft’s Xbox.
Virtual Reality: 50+ firms in Washington specialize in VR,including Oculus, Envelop and HTC.
Blockchain: More than 30 companies in Washington focus onblockchain technology.
Autonomous Everything: Home to industry leaders May
Mobility, Navya Inc., NVIDIA, TORC Robotics and Waymo
LLC. Washington is a hotbed for autonomous vehicle
testing.

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WORKFORCE#500K+1#1

Regional Tech Talent Growth for 2020

STEM workers

Importer of Silicon Valley/Bay Area Tech Talent

3rd27%

65%

Highest Concentration of Residents Who
Work in ICT-Related FieldsHold an Advanced Degree

Population of Greater Seattle Havea Bachelor Degree

EDUCATIONWashington is investing heavily in the next generation of ICTworkers, including a $4.5 million investment in workforce
and apprenticeship programs and a $2 million investment incomputer science programs for 20 school districts statewide.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
The university is doubling its faculty in computer science andengineering over the next three years and increasing its focus ontechnology-based degrees.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONThe Allen School is widely regarded as among the top 10 CSEprograms in the nation.

DIGIPEN INSTITUTE
DigiPen Institute of Technology is the first college in the world tooffer a bachelor’s degree in video game technology.

The Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineeringhas more than 1,200 undergraduates in computer scienceand computer engineering and is recognized as one of the top
computing programs in the world.

COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGESMore than 40 public and private technical and community
colleges in Washington State offer associates degrees andcertificate programs in ICT related fields, producing 35% of thedegrees associated with ICT occupations.

The university’s Global Information Exchange connects the UWwith key universities around the world, with a primary partnershipwith Tsinghua University in China.

TAX INCENTIVES
B&O Tax on Gross Income After Creditsand Offsets are Deducted

No Corporate State Income Tax

No Personal State Income Tax

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Cost of
Living Index

85.56

91.38

87.58

85.9

100

94.36

91.56

77.9

87.2

Relative price levels for consumer goods and services. The average composite index forthe nation is 100%, and each city’s index is read as a percentage of the overall average.

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