Utility patents granted

8,176

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

125.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

12,989

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

103,053

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

8,176

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

8,176▲ 267%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Massachusetts (FRED PATENTUSMAUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

125.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

125.8▲ 208%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSMATOTAL) divided by Census resident population (MAPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

12,989

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$147,214

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

12,989▼ 9%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$147,214▲ 38%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

103,053

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

72,715

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

103,053▲ 98%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

72,715▲ 1%

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

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