2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Partner

Total Gross Income for 2016 from your primary practice (Q10) Private Firm, Partner

Total gross income in calendar year 2016 from primary practice

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

All Individuals

343 $521,707 $167,000 $260,000 $420,000

$650,000 $240,000 $316,130 $467,500 $702,403

$994,800

5-6 7-9

7 $185,893

ISD $110,000 $225,000

ISD

14 $278,996 $162,618 $209,000 $242,605 49 $353,514 $131,000 $197,500 $300,000 134 $535,993 $186,917 $275,000 $450,000 84 $658,202 $222,500 $350,000 $510,000 54 $540,261 $161,011 $290,200 $476,308 13 $615,821 $129,600 $280,000 $500,000 28 $642,804 $277,000 $350,000 $450,000 12 $734,583 $240,000 $355,000 $635,000 47 $532,968 $158,000 $250,000 $500,000 23 $573,826 $218,000 $350,000 $500,000 13 $735,117 $370,000 $515,000 $600,000 73 $426,274 $176,400 $252,500 $380,000 37 $609,440 $194,600 $350,000 $550,000 14 $522,857 $110,000 $262,500 $462,500 35 $377,521 $110,800 $150,000 $300,000 16 $587,105 $129,500 $231,250 $518,338 28 $457,585 $160,700 $238,603 $355,000 37 $531,409 $145,000 $267,753 $465,000 24 $554,396 $159,500 $238,377 $465,000 71 $450,459 $121,404 $240,000 $390,000 16 $454,019 $127,000 $276,950 $400,000 27 $256,526 $115,450 $163,000 $235,209 39 $453,723 $131,000 $200,000 $415,000 60 $495,061 $170,300 $242,500 $395,000 81 $632,440 $200,000 $332,500 $500,000 51 $555,153 $237,000 $335,000 $400,000 80 $535,376 $130,319 $296,250 $481,308 293 $535,100 $171,200 $273,000 $450,000 47 $436,837 $116,400 $225,000 $375,000 224 $532,576 $179,500 $275,000 $420,000 73 $504,379 $174,000 $250,000 $450,000 32 $482,904 $133,700 $222,500 $362,500 300 $521,932 $173,200 $256,250 $420,000 9 $873,889 6 $920,000 8 $793,125 3 $300,000 ISD ISD $270,000 14 $313,633 $75,625 $173,750 $272,500 12 $506,384 $239,500 $262,750 $383,000 13 $291,485 $60,000 $109,250 $225,000

$507,500 $675,000 $957,500

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

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

$782,500 $1,300,000 $750,000 $1,000,000 $691,500 $1,840,000 $700,000 $1,485,000 $875,000 $1,910,000

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

$712,886 $484,711

$920,000 $650,000

$694,708 $1,150,000

$400,000 $800,000

$831,400 $940,000

Location

$766,500 $1,696,000

$545,500

$793,400

$872,500 $1,160,000

ISD $291,500 $630,000 $1,608,500

ISD

$648,750 $1,225,000

$475,000

$748,000

$593,750 $1,710,000

$609,000

$905,000

ISD $306,250 $897,500 $1,400,000

ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

$704,805

$876,000

$848,750 $1,075,500

$600,000 $637,500

$784,000 $818,450

ISD $470,000 $650,000 $1,000,000

ISD ISD

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

ISD

$300,000 $600,000 $600,000

$432,000 $829,284 $838,000

Age

$850,000 $1,200,000 $630,000 $1,000,000 $665,000 $1,000,000 $650,000 $1,000,000

Male Female

Gender

$511,676

$840,000

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate Degree White/Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Asian/Pacific Islander Blended Other

$650,000 $1,000,000

Highest Non-Law Degree

$690,000

$909,000

$602,750 $1,080,000

$650,000

$913,500

7 $556,714

ISD $271,000 $335,000 $1,100,000

ISD

Ethnicity

15 $469,000 $187,000 $330,000 $420,000

$600,000

$892,000

3 $366,667 6 $708,333 34 $243,837

ISD

ISD $350,000

ISD

ISD ISD

ISD $295,000 $525,000 $1,105,000

1-2 3-5 6-10

$93,000 $120,000 $200,000

$300,500 $443,750 $600,000 $630,000 $638,000

$482,500 $664,000 $851,000 $867,000 $845,056

62 $359,155 $118,150 $215,000 $304,000 46 $441,611 $159,100 $225,750 $391,500 71 $500,705 $215,600 $300,000 $450,000 38 $532,580 $272,500 $307,750 $443,761 45 $705,878 $265,000 $417,500 $550,000 17 $690,000 $247,000 $355,000 $585,000

Full-time Intellectual

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

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

$835,000 $1,300,000

$860,000 $1,432,000 22 $969,455 $465,000 $568,750 $882,500 $1,200,000 $1,650,000

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-20