Utility patents granted

2,416

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

49.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

6,616

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

9,149

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

2,416

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

2,416▲ 110%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Wisconsin (FRED PATENTUSWIUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

49.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

49.8▲ 87%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSWITOTAL) divided by Census resident population (WIPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

6,616

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$62,979

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

6,616▲ 6%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$62,979▲ 29%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

9,149

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

27,147

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

9,149▲ 49%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

27,147▲ 39%

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

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