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Non-profit tech association CompTIA released its Cyberstates 2016 report Thursday, which provides a state-by-state analysis of the US technology job market, and found that Vermont’s tech industry employment ranked 46th in the country and employed 13,863 workers in 2015. These workers had an annual average salary of $78,878, which was 86% more than the average private sector wage in the entire state.
So, why is the tech industry so important to Vermont? It means:
•304 net jobs added between 2014 and 2015 – a number that’s expected to continue to rise in 2016
•A tech payroll of $1.1 billion in 2015, ranked 34th nationwide, accounting for 5.4% of all private sector payroll in Vermont
•6.5% of the state economy is from the tech industry