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Patent Attorney Salary

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Updated: 18 May 2013

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Patent Attorney 2013 Total Pay (?

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$78,124 - $199,138

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MEDIAN: $130,086

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$70K	$140K	$210K
Salary	$73,998 - $185,726
Bonus	$0.00 - $29,925
Profit Sharing	$339.35 - $51,521
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$78,124 - $199,138
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 18 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 291

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Companies and Industries for Patent Attorney Salaries

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Law Office	$67,235 - $183,468
Legal Services	$68,812 - $182,832
Patent Searches	$65,167 - $168,874
Software Development	$67,057 - $176,911
Biotechnology Research and Development	$70,484 - $185,791

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Key Statistics for Patent Attorney Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 12%			Male 88%
Salary:	$116,236 - $180,512			$90,311 - $161,934

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

45%

5-9 years

27%

10-19 years

13%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$71,865 - $190,771
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	$62,188 - $163,061
Bachelor's Degree	$73,469 - $192,350
Juris Doctor (JD), Law	$52,711 - $151,521
Juris Doctor (JD / Law), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$110,000 - $197,148

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 86%		Dental: 62%
	Vision: 49%		None: 14%

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