2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Partner

Average hourly billing rate in 2016 (Q30) Private Firm, Partner

Average hourly billing rate in 2016

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

All Individuals

331

$503 $327 $382 $381 $498 $553 $575 $632 $582 $578 $535 $397 $481 $384 $562 $484 $398 $606 $575 $634 $417 $551 $433 $669 $493 $518 $446 $450 $786 $367 $354 $471 $474 $490 $535 $573 $504 $485 $495 $542 $481 $503 $486 $533 $516 $380 $414 $446 $447 $517 $622 $634 $837

$301

$373 $250 $300 $315 $375 $400 $420 $410 $433 $450 $400 $350 $365 $341 $453 $358 $320 $413 $400 $478 $318 $370 $350 $413 $353 $350 $350 $380 $500 $300 $335 $350 $390 $389 $420 $375 $330 $365 $398 $340 $374 $303 $393 $333 $300 $360 $350 $350 $418 $450 $475 $669 ISD

$450 $330 $350 $365 $450 $490 $525 $700 $540 $550 $470 $390 $438 $363 $522 $425 $378 $528 $525 $525 $390 $420 $420 $700 $450 $450 $400 $400 $900 $350 $348 $390 $423 $450 $478 $525 $450 $425 $440 $500 $450 $450 $483 $505 $375 $350 $390 $425 $400 $495 $568 $615 $825

$580 $375 $445 $421 $600 $675 $700 $800 $705 $738 $681 $483 $510 $424 $640 $598 $446 $819 $770 $798 $469 $750 $500 $910 $535 $673 $513 $550 $405 $600 $528 $550 $593 $700 $575 $605 $565 $690 $600 $578 $668 $620 $770 $410 $450 $531 $500 $568 $789 $756 $984 ISD

$799

5-6 7-9

6

ISD

ISD

11 43

$256 $297 $321 $348 $348 $295 $386 $328 $346 $250 $268 $305 $380 $280 $290 $334 $401 $300 $285 $299 $309 $318 $303 $298 $250 $299 $300 $315 $344 $373 $315 $300 $310 $300 $300 $300 $250 $300 $300 $300 $314 $379 $401 $603 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $325 ISD

$690 $517 $750 $900 $962 $994 $930 $884 $818 $528 $950 $525 $895 $763 $593 $900 $578 $950 $630 $783 $840 $634 $564 $457 $750 $791 $785 $900 $950 $790 $846 $795 $850 $785 $800 $530 $535 $604 $604 $754 $950 $853 ISD ISD ISD ISD $848 ISD ISD

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

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

131

85 55 13 26 13 52 12 12 12 24 13 70 32 13 32 19 28 33 25 71 15 22 37 52 84 52 79 7 5 9 3

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

Location

$1,022

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

$1,025

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

Age

Male Female

284

Gender

43

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate Degree White/Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Asian/Pacific Islander Other

219

Highest Non-Law Degree

69 29

293

6

Ethnicity

14

5

1-2 3-5 6-10

33 59 46 67 38 46 18 20

Full-time Intellectual

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

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

$1,095

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