2017 Report of the Economic Survey
Solo Practitioner
Dollar amount billed for legal services performed in 2016 (Q27) Solo Practitioner
Dollar amount was billed for the legal services you performed in 2016?
10th Percentile 10%
First Quartile 25%
90th Percentile 90%
Number of Individuals
Mean (Average)
Median (Midpoint)
Third Quartile 75%
All Individuals
97
$285,400 $117,171 $376,250 $244,269 $282,791 $311,375 $358,179 $336,250 $194,600 $372,125 $338,804 $162,400 $184,561 $123,437 $564,000 $290,227 $338,487 $450,000 $184,431 $125,167 $425,000 $356,959 $331,500 $219,895 $226,000 $153,333 $475,307 $173,550 $360,277 $285,813 $258,923 $278,146 $289,193 $262,919 $362,666 $254,058 $169,170 $266,321 $746,500 $210,437
$45,928 $104,000
$200,000 $122,500 $148,500 $199,000 $230,000 $295,000 $325,000 $317,500 $125,000 $245,000 $261,000 $147,000 $125,000 $320,000 $210,000 $327,500
$350,000 $602,800
Fewer than 5 7-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More
4 8
ISD $47,763 ISD $40,750
$181,250 $476,250
ISD ISD
Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience
21 30 16 15
$59,000 $117,313
$350,000 $540,000 $370,000 $639,600 $345,000 $800,000 $400,000 $920,000
$52,000
$98,250
$45,000 $156,250 $94,000 $190,000
Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Philadelphia CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Southeast Chicago CMSA Other Central Texas San Francisco CMSA Other West Biotechnology Chemical Computer Software Electrical Mechanical Pharmaceutical Other areas
4 5 4 7 5 3 5 8
ISD $75,000 ISD $12,500 ISD $208,875 ISD $114,625 ISD $100,000
$616,250 $411,500 $662,500 $600,000 $232,500
ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD
ISD
ISD $230,000
ISD
Location
ISD $55,000 ISD $200,250
$191,092 $913,750
18 10
$43,008
$99,750
$379,000 $615,000 $443,750 $777,500
$18,487 $173,717
3
ISD
ISD $500,000
ISD
ISD
23
$47,696
$71,590
$175,000
$272,000 $330,000
3 3
ISD ISD
ISD $122,000 ISD $300,000
ISD ISD
ISD ISD
10
$81,931 $247,750
$340,000 $299,500 $170,000
$511,500 $639,600
IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)
6
ISD $100,000
$537,500
ISD
32
$31,058
$71,250
$335,000 $567,500
3 3 6 9 8
ISD ISD
ISD $180,000 ISD $125,000
ISD ISD
ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD
35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or Older
ISD $40,541 ISD $55,000 ISD $103,656
$159,000 $122,000 $195,500 $255,000 $207,500 $212,000 $220,000 $152,500 $300,000 $192,500 $125,000 $198,500
$923,000 $307,500 $576,250
Age
16 24 32 83 14 38 46 11 83
$55,600 $175,000
$350,000 $642,500 $352,500 $675,000 $350,000 $574,500 $350,000 $590,000 $408,500 $800,000 $503,750 $800,000 $325,000 $547,200 $261,000 $368,400 $350,000 $598,400
$27,500
$81,250
$27,000 $131,250 $47,696 $120,000
Male Female
Gender
$12,500
$67,000
Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate Degree White/Caucasian Asian/Pacific Islander Other
$33,868 $149,250
Highest Non-Law Degree
$45,812 $22,200 $39,000
$99,750 $94,866 $99,000
Ethnicity
4 5
ISD $264,500 ISD $151,092
$437,500 $1,537,500
ISD ISD
$200,000
$275,000
AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-18
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