Utility patents granted

2,309

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Maryland

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

40.2

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2,128

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

40,166

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

2,309

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Maryland

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

2,309▲ 141%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Maryland (FRED PATENTUSMDUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

40.2

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

40.2▲ 84%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSMDTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (MDPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2,128

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$97,634

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

2,128▲ 46%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maryland, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$97,634▲ 76%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maryland, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

40,166

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

79,109

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

40,166▲ 24%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maryland, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

79,109▲ 16%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maryland, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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