New Report Shows Seattle Tech Salaries Average $138K, Trailing Only Bay Area, the Pacific Northwest Region Winners for EY’s 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and more in this week’s Seattle in the Spotlight.

Nice Raise: New Report Shows Seattle Tech Salaries Average $138K, Trailing Only Bay Area

GeekWire | Kurt Schlosser | June 20

“Tech salaries just keep going up in Seattle, with the average pay jumping from $125,000 in 2015 to $138,000 today. That’s among the findings from career marketplace Hired in its latest State of Salaries report out on Thursday. The report looks at trends in business hubs across the globe, including Seattle, and analyzes how much salaries have changed, which industries are paying the most, and how pay compares when cost of living is factored in.“

Here are the Pacific Northwest Region Winners for EY’s 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Award

GeekWire | Taylor Soper | June 17

“Whether it’s your family, your friends, your colleagues, or others — an entrepreneur’s journey takes a ton of support on the path to success. That was one of the key themes Friday evening at a gala in Seattle to celebrate Ernst & Young’s annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for the Pacific Northwest region. The winners shared gratitude for the support they’ve received over the years as they help lead some of the area’s fastest-growing companies. The event at the King St. Ballroom & Perch was held a few days before Father’s Day and some took the chance to shout-out their dad, including Madeline Haydon, CEO of Bellevue, Wash.-based dairy-free coffee creamer maker nutpods.”

Seattle and Los Angeles Lead STEM Job Growth in the U.S.

GeekWire | James Thorne | June 15

“The West Coast’s tech hubs are leading the nation in the race to grow employment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

STEM jobs increased 8.2 percent in Los Angeles and 8.1 percent in Seattle from 2014 to 2018 — the fastest rates of any metropolitan areas in the U.S., according to commercial real estate firm CBRE. Overall, Seattle has added 19,090 new positions since 2014 and now counts 230,000 employees in STEM-related roles…Large tech firms have no doubt contributed to Seattle’s rapid pace of new jobs.“