2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Associate

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

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

186

$386 $314 $312 $442 $377 $439 $485 $601 $479 $461 $338 $452 $334 $343 $300 $351 $294 $283 $435 $412 $476 $385 $496 $326 $366 $385 $355 $334 $379 $424 $317 $387 $374 $397 $421 $439 $506 $385 $388 $380 $387 $425 $379 $454 $498 $258 $241 $377 $314 $350 $381 $440 $360 $554

$225 $205 $220 $273 $250 $300 $269

$274 $250 $246 $325 $274 $323 $375 $418 $321 $316 $323 $288 $269 $228 $275 $239 $233 $328 $320 $413 $250 $364 $231 $249 $271 $260 $250 $250 $283 $243 $260 $260 $311 $325 $300 $375 $275 $250 $260 $285 $315 $275 $298 $197 $250 $250 $253 $290 $314 $275 $449 ISD ISD ISD

$340 $280 $278 $378 $343 $450 $480 $640 $505 $413 $340 $400 $325 $343 $316 $310 $270 $260 $415 $370 $488 $365 $468 $313 $310 $358 $325 $333 $375 $380 $300 $335 $325 $393 $340 $450 $475 $340 $350 $325 $350 $375 $335 $460 $400 $225 $225 $380 $313 $318 $340 $430 $333 $583

$475 $360 $339 $578 $424 $498 $575 $765 $593 $610 $555 $389 $369 $358 $475 $351 $316 $565 $525 $529 $475 $656 $344 $540 $464 $400 $400 $510 $570 $355 $505 $470 $490 $455 $575 $640 $463 $504 $475 $450 $565 $458 $593 $293 $475 $353 $400 $425 $516 $419 $658 ISD ISD ISD

$606 $525 $509 $685 $618 $650 $800

Fewer than 5 5-6 7-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More

39 32 36 30 29 11

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

5

ISD

ISD

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

14 14

$235 $205

$738 $775

3

ISD

ISD

37 10

$278 $205

$700 $487

8 4 7

ISD ISD ISD

ISD ISD ISD

Location

10 33 12

$165 $215 $253

$466 $387 $682

5 4

ISD ISD

ISD ISD

25

$223

$632

8

ISD

ISD

16

$216

$516

4

ISD

ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

30 15 48

$223 $209 $220

$569 $560 $475

5 9

ISD ISD

ISD ISD

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

41 55 27 24 11 11 15

$201 $226 $222 $225 $317 $242 $307 $240 $200 $220 $240 $238 $240 $205 $220 $210 $224 $240 $260 $263 $318 ISD ISD ISD

$519 $632 $650 $575 $792 $670 $788 $600 $651 $608 $629 $663 $600 $665 $552 $435 $551 $605 $673 $558 $733 ISD ISD ISD

Age

Male Female

146

Gender

38

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

115

Highest Non-Law Degree

52 15

157

13

Ethnicity

3 3 5

1-2 3-5 6-10

13 22 36 35 30 22 18

Full-time Intellectual

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

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

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