2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Corporate IP, Attorney

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

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)

82

$50,107 $36,984 $28,341 $37,157 $60,255 $89,996 $9,333 $54,429 $71,428 $93,173 $69,667 $33,250 $37,600 $21,493 $48,573 $56,436 $40,860 $47,620 $63,619 $20,917 $46,400 $52,679 $72,500 $73,485 $27,000 $48,473 $62,242 $63,600 $28,968 $45,254 $49,382 $56,582 $78,573 $44,846 $50,714 $48,578 $51,025 $49,207 $50,779 $49,938 $51,000 $39,066 $47,973 $44,286 $57,905 $33,430 $53,714 $64,928

$10,000

$24,500

$43,500

$67,500

$98,750

All Individuals

3 9

ISD

ISD $20,000

ISD

ISD ISD

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

ISD $12,500

$30,000 $32,500 $55,000 $4,000 $55,000 $56,213 $32,500 $32,000 $14,665 $57,500 $39,000 $50,479 $61,500 $20,000 $42,000 $50,000 $22,500 $46,000 $50,000 $58,000 $27,307 $39,000 $33,013 $55,000 $69,000 $35,000 $36,000 $45,000 $42,000 $45,000 $47,500 $40,000 $50,000 $17,330 $46,000 $45,000 $40,000 $30,000 $50,000 $46,713

$40,213 $46,125

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

22 33 10

$18,131 $10,000 $45,500

$25,000 $30,339 $50,000

$59,200

$83,500 $101,800

$70,500 $112,500 $219,000

3 7 8 4 3 4 5 4 3 6 8 8 6 5

ISD

ISD

ISD

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

ISD $30,000 ISD $15,000 ISD $31,261 ISD $23,500 ISD $15,500 ISD $11,731 ISD

$90,000 $94,750

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

$56,007 $192,250

ISD $67,000

ISD

$43,750 $62,500 $38,083

Location

ISD

ISD $30,000

ISD

ISD $29,153

$80,250

15

$2,740

$20,000

$50,000 $103,700

ISD $18,250 ISD $37,500 ISD $15,128 ISD $15,000

$61,000 $80,714 $28,000 $80,000 $75,000

17

$16,780

$29,339 $8,750

$98,600

6 5

ISD

$35,000 $147,500 $48,426 $142,500

ISD ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

ISD $17,000

10 13 11 12 17 17 11 13 10 58 23 48 23 10 69 5

$10,300 $10,656 $4,266 $7,400 $16,780 $5,400 $13,000 $24,000 $1,300 $9,550 $10,800 $5,000 $10,656 $17,447 $10,000

$14,500 $19,252 $26,613 $16,250 $27,500 $17,917 $30,677 $47,500 $10,000 $22,250 $26,000 $23,500 $26,613 $23,376 $21,500 $7,500 $25,000 $25,000 $27,307

$35,500

$62,200

$74,500 $100,800 $79,000 $205,144

ISD $51,500

$78,500 $36,500

ISD

$59,200

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

$59,000 $101,000 $61,000 $116,400 $90,000 $102,576 $90,226 $186,000 $82,000 $108,700 $67,500 $100,122

Age

Male Female

Gender

$70,000

$98,800

$66,500 $100,050 $69,000 $106,000

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

Highest Non-Law Degree

$80,238 $69,500 $72,000 $81,500 $80,000 $61,000 $50,000 $88,000 $61,750

$89,095 $97,000

Ethnicity

6 5

ISD $22,500

ISD ISD

ISD

1-2 3-5 6-10

15 17 21

$3,700 $4,780 $20,000

$98,000 $92,000

Full-time Intellectual

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

$76,000 $117,144

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

7 7 8

ISD $13,000 ISD $20,000 ISD $28,000

ISD ISD ISD

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