2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Of Counsel

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

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

30

$495 $480 $457 $405 $583 $572 $589 $357 $528 $406 $662 $434 $427 $453 $391 $574 $499 $482 $496 $619 $428 $495 $353 $373 $426 $493 $653 $632

$312

$375 $321 $360

$472 $478 $425 $390 $565 $565 $625 $350 $491 $390 $755 $468 $410 $466 $355 $595 $471 $479 $484 $670 $466 $468 $350 $362 $413 $484 $800 $660

$580 $601 $550

$787

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

6

ISD

ISD

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

11

$318

$625

3 9 3 9 3 3 7 5 3 3 5 6

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

ISD

ISD

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

$395

$795

NYC CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other Central Computer Software Mechanical Pharmaceutical

ISD

ISD

Location

$423

$773

ISD ISD

ISD ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

$295 $483

$500 $795

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

ISD ISD

ISD ISD

Age

$379 $340 $393 $373 $368 $373 $351 $347 $380 $305 $385 $405 ISD

$521 $481 $758 $625 $535 $625 $835 $491 $565 $454 $481 $580 ISD

12 22

$324 $300

$835 $797

Male Female

Gender

8

ISD

ISD

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

18

$309

$760

Highest Non-Law Degree

4 5

ISD ISD

ISD ISD

Ethnicity

27

$307

$792

3-5 6-10 11-25 51-100 101-150 More than 150

3 4 4 6 3 5

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

Full-time Intellectual Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

ISD

ISD

$479

$773

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-48