Economic Impact

The UA Tech Park creates just the kind of jobs we need in Southern Arizona – clean, high-paying, and tied to technologies and industries that will help our whole community prosper.

- Michael Guymon, President & CEO
Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

The UA Tech Park is a significant economic engine for Tucson, Pima County, and the state of Arizona. The Tech Park helps to:

Attract new businesses
Grow established businesses
Launch new companies
Commercialize new technologies
Create high-paying jobs

How big is our impact? Here are some figures from our most recent analysis of the UA Tech Park’s economic impact:

Annually, the UA Tech Park generates an economic impact of $2 billion statewide.
The UA Tech Park is home to approximately 100+ tenant companies employing over 6,000 knowledgeable workers.
The UA Tech Park is one of the region's largest employment hubs. The average wage is $66,900 which is significantly more than Pima County's average wage rate of $45,706.
The UA Tech Park generated an estimated $52.8 million in tax revenues for the state, county, and city governments.

Tech Parks Arizona creates interactive ground, which generates, attracts and supports technology companies and talent in alignment with the goals of the University of Arizona.