2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Associate

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

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)

114

$26,912 $20,556 $19,993 $29,261 $37,178 $43,500 $8,750 $38,167 $18,929 $9,500 $24,598 $18,313 $6,200 $18,714 $15,550 $31,475 $35,694 $39,000 $42,148 $31,305 $19,241 $33,932 $27,600 $24,116 $37,083 $14,638 $40,179 $24,275 $34,082 $16,643 $36,750 $8,500 $28,832 $20,831 $27,473 $29,375 $22,190 $26,102 $30,185 $10,095 $12,400 $9,292 $33,562 $28,557 $29,667 $27,912 $45,385

$1,750 $1,200

$5,000 $3,000 $2,750 $7,375 $4,500 $9,375 $2,250 $4,000 $5,000 $3,375 $2,125 $2,500 $9,000 $5,000 $1,000 $3,000 $7,500 $3,000 $3,750 $8,125 $2,500 $6,375 $2,500 $9,375 $7,500 $3,875 $7,500 $2,000 $5,000 $7,125 $4,750 $3,000 ISD

$12,000 $8,900 $10,000 $17,500 $30,000 $28,750 $8,750 $25,000 $7,500 $6,000 $15,000 $11,250 $6,000 $12,000 $9,450 $7,500 $20,000 $35,500 $47,025 $27,500 $10,000 $22,500 $22,000 $10,750 $27,500 $10,000 $32,500 $10,000 $16,250 $17,000 $10,000 $5,000 $15,000 $5,000 $11,750 $23,000 $3,250 $12,000 $10,000 $1,000 $7,500 $8,750 $25,000 $10,750 $18,000 $21,000 $30,000

$41,972 $32,500 $38,250 $36,375

$80,000 $69,000 $50,000 $91,472

All Individuals

33 22 22 17 14

Fewer than 5 5-6 7-9

$440

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

$2,000

$900

$65,000 $100,000 $76,250 $123,000

10-14 15-24 25-34

$4,000

4 9 7 4 8 5 7 8

ISD

$15,250 $55,500 $10,000 $17,500 $38,222 $32,375 $10,000 $30,000 $25,500 $77,500 $72,500 $80,000 $63,513 $30,500 $50,000 $55,000 $30,000 $76,250 $21,500 $75,000 $47,025 $43,991 $37,500 $43,991 $50,000 $41,625 $35,250 $65,000 $24,513 $25,000 $11,000 $50,000 $60,000 $42,500 $39,000 $27,500 $83,000 ISD

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

ISD $12,500

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

ISD ISD

20

$550

$86,216

ISD ISD

Location

ISD $10,000

ISD

14

$325

$48,750 $120,000

9 4

ISD $10,000

ISD ISD

ISD

15

$980

$94,000

5

ISD

ISD

11 19

$520

$58,800 $92,000

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

$2,000

5

ISD

ISD

26

$1,700

$67,000

6

ISD

ISD

37 36 11 14

$1,400 $1,700 $1,700 $1,575

$37,800 $92,900 $82,000

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

$51,250 $117,500

Age

7 5 3

ISD ISD ISD

ISD ISD ISD

88 25 72 28 10 94 13 12 18 22 21 17 11 5 5

$2,000

$80,000 $77,000 $84,200 $80,000 $79,500 $75,000 $80,000 $25,500 $88,000 $82,700 $89,600 $84,000 ISD ISD

Male Female

Gender

$500

$2,000 $1,450

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

Highest Non-Law Degree

$160

$438

$1,250 $1,700

$5,000 $3,500

Ethnicity

ISD ISD

$225

1-2 3-5 6-10

$2,250 $2,625 $2,750 $2,750 $10,000 $8,500 $5,000

Full-time Intellectual

$2,000

$465

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

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

$1,150 $5,400 $4,500 $4,200

$80,000 $114,048

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