2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Partner

Amount of year-end cash bonus (Q10a) Private Firm, Partner

Amount of year-end cash bonus

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

106 $107,139

$7,800

$25,000 $6,250

$70,000 $134,750 $250,000

All Individuals

4

$33,750

ISD ISD

$15,000

$80,000

ISD ISD

5-6 7-9

6 $121,139

$4,200 $104,616 $227,500

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

19

$56,152

$5,000 $16,000 $6,600

$10,000 $30,000 $45,000

$33,500

$85,000 $140,000

10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More

35 $118,622 33 $110,595 9 $180,734 6 $138,833 4 $152,500 9 $137,850 5 $74,600

$62,000 $100,000 $418,991 $80,000 $147,500 $270,000

ISD $65,000 $122,606 $225,000

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

ISD $35,000 ISD $34,500 ISD $50,000 ISD $42,500 ISD $11,000 ISD $17,500 ISD $10,000 ISD $5,000

$70,000 $116,500 $50,000 $231,250 $55,000 $352,500 $70,000 $210,000

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Philadelphia CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Southeast Chicago CMSA Minne.-St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas San Francisco CMSA Other West Computer Hardware Computer Software Electrical Mechanical Medical/ Health Care Biotechnology Chemical

5 5

$32,521 $69,400

$5,000

$73,803

$30,000 $147,500 $70,000 $325,000

4 $137,500

Location

7

$56,429

$35,000

$85,000

5 $237,330

ISD $52,500 $100,000 $490,826

24

$99,368

$7,300 $25,500

$30,000

$87,500 $143,750 $237,000

10 $114,739 4 $145,250

$45,000 $100,000 $200,000 $222,500

ISD $61,750 $144,000 $230,000

ISD

17

$85,036

$4,024

$11,000

$33,500

$85,000 $290,000

4 $171,000

ISD $36,250 ISD $21,250

$92,000 $384,750 $60,000 $120,652

ISD ISD ISD

6 3

$66,268 $54,333 $96,567 $98,846 $79,933

ISD

ISD $53,000

ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

11

$10,000

$35,000

$69,232 $100,000 $298,000

5

ISD $37,116

$95,000 $162,500

ISD

20

$3,200

$30,000

$55,000 $143,750 $197,400

3 $106,667

ISD

ISD $100,000

ISD

ISD

10

$68,683

$3,160 $15,200 $5,000 $5,000 $20,500 $29,500 $10,000 $4,920 $10,000 $5,000

$4,900 $29,250 $21,500 $10,000 $35,000 $30,000 $7,500 $30,000 $25,000 $8,750 $30,000 $5,000 $10,000 $53,000 $35,000 $41,750 $10,000

$74,616 $110,000 $140,000 $77,393 $200,000 $437,661 $70,000 $123,500 $490,000

35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or Older

13 $136,657 21 $124,530

Age

22 20

$89,984 $74,100

$30,500

$97,250 $370,000

$51,500 $100,000 $194,000

18 $138,700 88 $108,047 17 $105,212 76 $116,423

$50,000 $110,000 $180,500 $285,000

$72,500 $138,250 $250,000 $50,000 $127,000 $455,000 $78,697 $140,000 $303,000 $62,000 $100,000 $200,000

Male Female

Gender

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate Degree White/Caucasian

Highest Non-Law Degree

19

$74,506

6 $157,333 93 $100,211

ISD

$69,500 $267,500

ISD

$6,600

$70,000 $129,000 $234,000

Ethnicity

6

$79,500 $46,895

ISD

$71,000 $131,250

ISD

1-2 3-5 6-10

19

$5,000 $50,000 $10,200 $9,000

$30,000

$85,000 $100,000

Full-time Intellectual

11 $142,455 23 $102,923 17 $110,559

$80,000 $145,000 $554,800 $95,000 $140,000 $280,000 $75,000 $111,303 $410,000

11-25 26-50 51-100 101-150 More than 150

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

12

$45,898

$279

$25,000

$47,500 $177,500

9 $154,444 5 $211,600

ISD $52,500 $100,000 $185,000 ISD $116,500 $150,000 $337,500

ISD ISD

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-21