2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Associate

Dollar amount billed for legal services performed in 2016 (Q27) Private Firm, Associate

Dollar amount was billed for the legal services you performed in 2016?

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

165 $545,703 $224,747 $340,000 $533,000 32 $491,166 $165,000 $253,750 $539,204 24 $418,856 $210,000 $326,500 $401,945 34 $650,022 $230,000 $323,427 $617,500 30 $551,597 $230,430 $372,500 $500,000 25 $609,555 $250,000 $445,000 $600,000 11 $507,727 $105,000 $340,000 $560,000

$708,000 $650,000 $533,750

$904,000 $880,500 $644,000

All Individuals

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

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

$907,500 $1,152,469

$687,500

$900,000

$739,000 $1,034,000

$650,000 $765,000

$800,000

5 $632,000

ISD $440,000 $750,000

ISD

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

12 $588,712 $102,500 $401,000 $547,500 10 $421,500 $250,000 $287,500 $377,500

$857,000 $1,087,564

$570,000

$735,000

4 $641,000

ISD $356,000 $557,000 $1,010,000

ISD

32 $670,488 $217,100 $425,000 $669,000 10 $496,888 $108,000 $202,500 $600,000

$897,500 $1,000,000

$695,410 $600,000 $750,000 $550,000 $530,000 $775,000 $650,000 $767,000 $605,000 $690,000 $637,500 $580,000 $923,399 $979,273 $613,477 $750,000 $720,000 $725,750 ISD

$880,000

7 $483,571 6 $596,750 9 $507,222 9 $586,556 5 $520,105 3 $611,635

ISD $350,000 $500,000 ISD $491,625 $617,500 ISD $435,000 $500,000

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

Location

33 $437,471 $260,000 $325,500 $400,000

$676,000

ISD $352,500 $556,000 ISD $341,785 $616,954

ISD

ISD $640,000

23 $583,890 $170,000 $320,000 $570,000

$800,000 $1,162,962

8 $532,796

ISD $248,275 $530,000

ISD

13 $436,838 $130,000 $297,500 $403,890 27 $550,669 $201,600 $370,125 $574,600 12 $488,250 $186,000 $374,250 $460,000 47 $472,189 $248,000 $328,000 $450,000

$680,000 $906,000 $800,000 $724,000

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

4 $629,946 9 $638,497

ISD $369,500 $596,940 ISD $292,868 $600,000

ISD ISD

33 $503,007 $200,000 $366,500 $535,000 49 $595,169 $265,000 $317,285 $526,000 23 $511,540 $180,800 $320,000 $425,000 20 $564,021 $250,000 $348,960 $585,000 10 $546,000 $266,800 $388,750 $502,500 15 $566,733 $215,600 $400,000 $560,000 138 $559,291 $249,000 $369,250 $547,500 25 $477,367 $140,800 $262,500 $365,000 102 $544,881 $250,000 $329,988 $502,500 43 $576,398 $226,000 $400,000 $574,600 12 $497,671 $44,115 $165,000 $480,000

$776,000

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

$867,500 $1,100,000

$900,000 $899,000 $792,800

Age

$637,500 $1,205,000

$750,000 $704,000

$880,000 $900,000

Male Female

Gender

$724,250 $1,075,127

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

$650,000 $750,000

$924,000 $900,000

Highest Non-Law Degree

16 $514,249

$74,500 $325,000 $451,945

$720,375 $1,070,982

142 $538,722 $250,000 $350,000 $538,596

$695,410

$900,000

Ethnicity

9 $654,434 3 $308,333 6 $195,728 10 $411,436

ISD $257,500 $650,000 $1,049,953

ISD ISD ISD

ISD

ISD $300,000

ISD

1-2 3-5 6-10

ISD $63,750 $202,184 $65,000 $237,500 $382,500

$281,250 $637,500 $475,000 $550,602 $731,250 $900,000

$750,000 $870,000 $657,000 $831,500 $981,000

Full-time Intellectual

20 $376,203 $120,846 $253,750 $325,000 38 $441,643 $272,500 $329,130 $401,945 30 $572,800 $214,000 $415,000 $582,500 25 $675,058 $368,000 $511,500 $650,000 21 $651,307 $316,000 $530,500 $640,000

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

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

$745,000 $1,079,981 14 $880,991 $500,000 $590,000 $796,940 $1,150,000 $1,420,000

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