2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Corporate IP, Head

Amount of year-end cash bonus (Q10a) Corporate IP, Head

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)

67

$99,597 $37,667 $41,147 $84,240

$14,400

$25,000

$68,000 $114,000 $260,000

All Individuals

3 8

ISD

ISD $49,000

ISD

ISD ISD

7-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More

ISD $19,000

$37,385

$66,126

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

40

$15,375

$24,750 $21,500

$70,000 $110,500 $162,500 $80,500 $183,250 $555,000

12 $144,768 3 $363,333 7 $172,217

$452

ISD

ISD $340,000

ISD

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

ISD $39,770 ISD $24,250

$68,750 $340,000 $79,000 $172,000

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Chicago CMSA Other Central Texas San Francisco CMSA Other West Biotechnology Chemical Computer Software Electrical Mechanical Medical/ Health Care Pharmaceutical Other areas

4

$91,750

3 $183,333

ISD

ISD $34,000

ISD

6 5 3

$53,333 $87,540 $73,333 $83,478

ISD $15,750 ISD $51,500

$41,000

$98,750

$96,000 $119,350

Location

ISD

ISD $70,000

ISD

16

$5,900

$23,000

$55,127 $116,250 $250,500

6 $178,500 3 $148,910

ISD $32,750 $130,000 $337,500

ISD

ISD $119,230

ISD

9

$51,933

ISD $22,500

$60,000

$70,000

6 $203,375 10 $122,100

ISD $60,063 $138,750 $380,000

$25,700

$51,500

$80,500 $143,750 $425,000

5 5

$59,000 $90,834 $88,275 $85,846

ISD $12,000 ISD $22,500

$16,000 $127,500 $39,770 $184,700

ISD ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

13

$7,730

$22,000

$49,000

$70,000 $399,480

5

ISD $48,000 ISD $78,625 ISD $16,813 ISD $17,000

$89,000 $122,115 $94,000 $178,500 $59,127 $114,750

ISD ISD ISD ISD

8 $121,438

4 7

$63,563 $48,310

$39,770

$69,400

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

12 $109,583

$8,300 $1,200 $20,000 $10,500 $16,100 $8,700 $19,600 $23,200 $11,700 $3,500 $14,700 $19,500

$19,750 $21,500 $38,000 $23,000 $26,750 $19,250 $45,200 $32,500 $22,500 $17,250 $23,750 $30,000

$56,000 $137,500 $425,000

20

$93,121

$70,000

$94,500 $196,500

Age

17 $102,808 8 $161,300

$77,500 $122,115 $250,000

ISD $31,500

$55,700 $330,000

ISD

54 10

$99,499 $84,500

$64,000

$99,025 $270,000

Male Female

Gender

$65,000 $126,750 $241,500 $52,000 $118,425 $373,000 $70,000 $132,500 $200,000 $64,375 $103,500 $118,707

36 $108,457 21 $100,479

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

Highest Non-Law Degree

10 58 20 18

$65,848 $90,517 $51,793 $66,319

$60,000 $55,127 $56,000

$96,675 $210,000 $70,000 $112,470 $92,500 $139,700

Ethnicity

1-2 3-5 6-10 11-25 51-100

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

15 $178,477 5 $157,197 5 $130,046

$70,000 $300,000 $540,000

ISD $19,993 ISD $50,500

$96,000 $325,000 $90,000 $229,615

ISD ISD

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