Washington state’s life sciences industry bucked the pandemic downturn, with impressive job growth, especially among women. The industry added $21.7B to the state’s GDP in 2022, and contributed $1.6B in local and state tax revenue.
- 4,640 Total employment
- 14% Job growth between 2020 and 2022
- 43% Job growth between 2015 and 2022
- 45% Percentage of women employed
- $125,274 Average annual wage
- $85,249 Average annual wage for other private sector jobs
- $11.8B Total wages and benefits
- $5B+ Investment in 2021 in life-sciences companies
- $38.8B Total economic impact
- 1,377 Life sciences facilities across the state
- 454 Life sciences companies in the city of Seattle
- 86 Life sciences companies in the city of Bellevue