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

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