2017 Report of the Economic Survey
All Respondents
Major field of academic study (Q8)
Major field of academic study
Total
Computer Science/ Software Engineering
Civil/ Environmental Engineering
Mechanical/ Aerospace Engineering Physics
Other science/ engineering
Biology/ Biotechnology
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Chemistry
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Social Science
Other non-technical
Count
14.5% 11.8% 11.9% 10.4% 19.4% 17.1% 24.4% 14.7% 26.3% 12.5% 14.3% 50.0% 14.3% 40.0% 30.8% 7.7%
1.9% 2.7% 1.0% 2.9% 3.2%
8.7% 5.5% 9.0% 8.3% 3.2%
12.3% 11.8%
1.7%
2.7% 3.6% 1.5% 6.3% 6.5%
5.8% 5.5% 3.6%
19.2% 20.0% 24.5% 14.6% 16.1% 23.2% 22.0% 21.1% 20.8% 11.4% 15.4% 14.3% 10.0% 7.3% .0%
15.7% 19.1% 17.3% 18.3% 17.1% 14.6% 11.9% 6.5%
4.5% 7.3% 5.9% 2.9% 9.7% 2.4% 1.2% 4.6% 5.3% 4.2%
3.4% 3.6% 4.1% 2.9% 2.4% 1.2% 1.8% .0%
4.8% 5.5% 4.1% 4.6% 3.2% 7.3% 2.4% 4.6%
4.8% 2.7% 4.9% 5.8% 3.2% 7.3% 1.2%
1,156
AllIndividuals
.9%
110 388 240
Solo Practitioner Private Firm, Partner Private Firm, Associate Private Firm, Agent Private Firm, Of Counsel Corporate IP, Head Corporate IP, Attorney Corporate IP, Agent Corporate Legal, Head Corporate Legal, Attorney Corporate Legal, Agent PTO Examiner PTO Admin/Management GovernmentIP, notPTO Other
9.0%
3.1% 1.3%
11.3% 29.0% 14.6% 14.6% 15.6% 26.3%
10.4%
.0%
.0%
31 41 82 19 24 35
.0% .0%
14.6%
2.4% 1.2%
.0%
7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 5.3% 4.2% 2.9%
7.3%
1.2%
2.8%
12.8%
.9% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0%
.9% .0% .0%
.0% .0%
109
Primary Practice
.0% .0%
.0%
5.3% 8.3% 8.6%
.0%
10.5% 12.5%
12.5% 11.4%
8.3%
4.2% 5.7%
12.5% 14.3%
8.6%
14.3% 25.0%
2.9%
.0% .0%
5.7%
.0%
.0%
.0%
.0%
25.0%
.0% .0% .0% .0%
.0%
.0%
8
7.7%
15.4% 28.6%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
13
.0% .0% .0%
28.6% 10.0% 12.8%
.0% .0% .0%
14.3%
.0%
.0% .0%
.0% .0%
.0% .0%
7
.0%
.0% .0%
40.0%
10 39
5.1%
2.6%
5.1%
5.1%
2.6%
12.8%
7.7%
15.4%
Total Gross Income for 2016 from your primary practice (Q10)
Total gross income in calendar year 2016 from primary practice
10th Percentile 10%
First Quartile 25%
Third Quartile 75%
90th Percentile 90%
Number of Individuals
Mean (Average)
Median (Midpoint)
All Individuals
1,039 $329,173 $103,125 $160,000 $246,000 $393,000 $650,000 104 $228,953 $38,300 $99,250 $171,500 $299,000 $487,500 343 $521,707 $167,000 $260,000 $420,000 $650,000 $994,800 219 $214,877 $100,000 $142,000 $197,500 $263,000 $350,000 26 $141,136 $47,553 $69,000 $116,000 $163,000 $300,100 37 $240,766 $64,695 $122,050 $246,000 $302,500 $484,000 77 $348,655 $179,760 $217,500 $269,000 $433,900 $684,000 103 $270,441 $154,400 $196,000 $250,000 $320,000 $400,000 15 $177,184 $103,600 $127,000 $170,000 $201,000 $291,200 20 $256,820 $121,840 $168,750 $254,000 $309,500 $395,000 32 $220,037 $89,500 $151,050 $207,000 $299,500 $353,800 8 $187,500 ISD $120,582 $166,340 $247,500 ISD 13 $112,861 $59,800 $89,053 $120,000 $139,000 $156,000 7 $170,152 ISD $155,000 $170,000 $182,063 ISD 8 $151,288 ISD $137,500 $160,000 $163,825 ISD 27 $174,536 $58,000 $96,000 $132,000 $185,000 $460,000
Solo Practitioner Private Firm, Partner Private Firm, Associate Private Firm, Agent Private Firm, Of Counsel Corporate IP, Head Corporate IP, Attorney Corporate IP, Agent Corporate Legal, Head Corporate Legal, Attorney Corporate Legal, Agent PTO Examiner PTO Admin/Management Government IP, not PTO Other
Primary Practice
AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-3
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