Salary for Industry: Patent Searches

Updated: 8 Feb 2012

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Industry: Patent Searches

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$29K	$58K	$87K
Patent Attorney	$84,358
Patent Agent (Non-Attorney)	$85,193
Mechanical Engineer	$70,000
Intellectual Property (IP) Paralegal	$51,000
Attorney / Lawyer	$55,000
Financial Controller	$75,000
Title Examiner, Abstractor, or Searcher	$86,500
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 8 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 85

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Job Listings for Patent Searches Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 19	Patent Attorney	Her Deitz	Milpitas, California
	internal research. Patent Attorney Milpitas, Ca Determines potential of granting patents on inventions... involving patents, such as re-examinations, patent... Indeed
Jan 14	Patent Attorney	Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Cambridge, Massachusetts
	searches, and drafting patent applications and responses; Work with in-house counsel and internal clients to develop patent strategy, manage existing patent... Indeed
Jan 10	Patent Counsel	SCA Americas	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	The Patent Counsel will be part of the global Patent... searches and co-ordinate investigations - Support Associate/Senior Patent Attorney or external Patent... Indeed
Jan 12	Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation	Lucas Group	Washington, District of Columbia
	Property - Patent Litigation Requirements: Patent... transition to executive search, with the highest caliber executive search services and placements. Hands... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Patent Searches Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Uspto	$81,666 - $116,000
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office	Not enough data

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$30,521 - $82,000
Associate's Degree	Not enough data
Doctorate (PhD)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Electrical Engineering (EE)	Not enough data

Gender

	Female 50%			Male 50%
Salary:	$33,922 - $64,704			$53,062 - $84,908

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

10%

1-4 years

44%

5-9 years

24%

10-19 years

15%

20 years or more

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