The online auctioneer eBay Inc. has accepted incentives worth $1.7 million offered by state officials to expand its global customer support operations, creating up to 200 new jobs in Draper.

Since opening a customer-service location in Utah in 1999 with 200 workers, the facility has grown to a 1,100-employee operation.

"We appreciate the economic support we have received on the state and local level since entering Utah in 1999 and look forward to continuing success in the years ahead," said Chad O'Meara, vice president of customer service for eBay Marketplaces.

Jason Perry, executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development, said the latest expansion "represents both Utah's business-friendly environment, as well as its commitment to attract and expand world-class companies."

In granting approval of the incentive in May, state officials said the company must pay employees at least 25 percent more than Salt Lake County's average wage. According to documents filed by eBay, the company would pay an average wage of $52,000, which would be 27 percent higher than the county's average.

The incentive will be payable in the form of a tax credit.

Draper Mayor Darrell H. Smith said "eBay has always been a very important business to our city and our Economic Development Department will work closely with them to assure a smooth expansion of their operations."

The California-based company also has another Utah expansion in the works. Last fall, eBay announced it would build a $334 million computer center in South Jordan in Daybreak Commerce Park, a 250-acre, light-industrial development. Set to open in 2010, the facility would employ 50 people.

The state has offered an incentive worth $27.3 million to build the South Jordan facility. The center would help run eBay's Internet commerce sites, eBay.com, PayPal, Skype and shopping.com, among others.