What are the main factors that influence a Patent Agent/Attorney V's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Patent Agent/Attorney 's salary?

A Patent Agent/Attorney 's salary grows with experience: a Patent Agent/Attorney III (4-7 years)earns $172,610, a Patent Agent/Attorney IV (7+ years)earns $200,290, a Patent Agent/Attorney V (7-10 years)earns $252,985, a Patent Prosecution Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $168,613, a Patent Prosecution Director (10+ years)earns $200,691,

What are the highest paying states for a Patent Agent/Attorney V?

Patent Agent/Attorney V salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Patent Agent/Attorney V roles are District of Columbia $280,200, California $279,100, Massachusetts $275,400. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Patent Agent/Attorney roles make?

Salaries for Patent Agent/Attorney level roles vary by specialization: Trademark & Patent Attorney V: $252,990; Patent Prosecution Attorney V: $252,990; Patent Attorney V: $252,985; Patent Counsel: $157,272; Patent Assistant: $152,852.

How do different companies affect a Patent Agent/Attorney V's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Patent Agent/Attorney V roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Patent Agent/Attorney V Salary in the United States

How much does a Patent Agent/Attorney V make in the United States?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Patent Agent/Attorney V in the United States is $253,000 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $122.

However, a Patent Agent/Attorney V's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $338,779
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $221,800 to $297,900
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $193,394

10% $193,394

50% (Median) $253,000

90% $338,779

Patent Agent/Attorney V Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$297,900	$24,825	$5,729	$143
Average	$253,000	$21,083	$4,865	$122
25th Percentile	$221,800	$18,483	$4,265	$107

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Key Factors That Influence Patent Agent/Attorney V Salaries

A Patent Agent/Attorney V's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Patent Agent/Attorney Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Patent Agent/Attorney V's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Patent Agent/Attorney III (4-7 years): $172,610
Patent Agent/Attorney IV (7+ years): $200,290
Patent Agent/Attorney V (7-10 years): $252,985
Patent Prosecution Senior Manager (10+ years): $168,613
Patent Prosecution Director (10+ years): $200,691

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Patent Agent/Attorney III	4-7 years	$172,610
Patent Agent/Attorney IV	7+ years	$200,290
Patent Agent/Attorney V	7-10 years	$252,985
Patent Prosecution Senior Manager	10+ years	$168,613
Patent Prosecution Director	10+ years	$200,691

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How Do Patent Agent/Attorney V Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Patent Agent/Attorney Vs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $280,200.
California: $279,100.
Massachusetts: $275,400.

District of Columbia $280,200 California $279,100 Massachusetts $275,400 Washington $274,400 New Jersey $274,300 Alaska $273,900 Connecticut $270,400 New York $269,000

Hawaii $264,500 Rhode Island $262,300 Maryland $260,900 Minnesota $258,900 Colorado $258,200 Illinois $257,900 Oregon $257,000 Delaware $256,200

New Hampshire $255,800 Virginia $254,800 Pennsylvania $251,900 Nevada $250,400 North Dakota $249,900 Michigan $249,200 Wisconsin $248,900 Vermont $248,400

Texas $246,800 Maine $246,700 Arizona $246,600 Ohio $246,400 Georgia $244,100 Indiana $242,900 Wyoming $242,700 Utah $242,300

Iowa $242,200 Kansas $240,900 Louisiana $240,600 North Carolina $240,500 Missouri $240,400 Florida $239,400 Montana $238,900 Nebraska $238,400

Kentucky $238,100 South Carolina $237,100 Tennessee $236,500 Idaho $236,200 New Mexico $234,400 Oklahoma $234,000 Alabama $232,500 South Dakota $230,000

Arkansas $228,600 West Virginia $227,900 Mississippi $225,700

Top Paying Cities for Patent Agent/Attorney Vs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $319,100
San Francisco: $315,600
Oakland: $309,000

San Jose, CA $319,100

San Francisco, CA $315,600

Oakland, CA $309,000

New York, NY $291,300

Paramus, NJ $287,800

Queens Village, NY $287,800

Passaic, NJ $287,500

Bergenfield, NJ $287,500

Stamford, CT $287,000

Huntington, NY $286,900

Newark, NJ $285,000

Bridgeport, CT $284,500

Vallejo, CA $283,900

New Brunswick, NJ $283,800

Petaluma, CA $283,700

Middlesex, NJ $283,200

Somerset, NJ $283,000

Santa Cruz, CA $282,700

Boston, MA $281,200

Monterey, CA $280,300

Seattle, WA $279,700

Santa Rosa, CA $279,600

Los Angeles, CA $279,600

Juneau, AK $278,900

Washington, DC $278,600

Orange, CA $277,700

Santa Ana, CA $277,100

Long Beach, CA $276,800

Anaheim, CA $276,800

Anchorage, AK $276,600

Santa Maria, CA $275,900

Everett, WA $275,800

Danbury, CT $274,900

Bremerton, WA $274,600

Tacoma, WA $273,700

New Suffolk, NY $273,700

Sacramento, CA $273,600

Santa Barbara, CA $273,300

Trenton, NJ $273,000

San Diego, CA $273,000

Brockton, MA $272,800

Fairbanks, AK $272,100

Lompoc, CA $271,500

Lowell, MA $271,300

Ventura, CA $271,200

Nashua, NH $271,200

Stockton, CA $271,200

Modesto, CA $269,300

Poughkeepsie, NY $268,800

Olympia, WA $268,300

Kennewick, WA $268,300

New Haven, CT $268,200

Lawrence, MA $267,300

Hartford, CT $267,000

Riverside, CA $267,000

New Bedford, MA $266,700

Richland, WA $266,700

Bakersfield, CA $266,400

San Bernardino, CA $266,300

New Britain, CT $266,200

Atlantic City, NJ $266,200

New London, CT $266,100

Norwich, CT $266,100

Portsmouth, NH $266,000

Boulder, CO $265,500

Portland, OR $265,100

Worcester, MA $265,100

Minneapolis, MN $264,300

Philadelphia, PA $264,000

Honolulu, HI $263,100

Saint Paul, MN $263,000

Vineland, NJ $263,000

Providence, RI $262,200

Chicago, IL $261,500

Bellingham, WA $261,200

Springfield, MA $261,000

Baltimore, MD $260,900

Chico, CA $260,300

Pittsfield, MA $259,600

Manchester, NH $259,100

Spokane, WA $258,000

Denver, CO $258,000

Albany, NY $256,800

Troy, NY $256,700

Nassau, NY $256,400

Schenectady, NY $256,100

Wilmington, DE $255,900

Burlington, VT $255,600

Salem, OR $255,500

Portland, ME $254,700

Yakima, WA $254,500

Rochester, MN $253,700

Reno, NV $253,500

Fresno, CA $253,500

Milwaukee, WI $253,300

Detroit, MI $253,100

Allentown, PA $253,000

Ann Arbor, MI $253,000

Colorado Springs, CO $252,600

Syracuse, NY $252,400

Carson City, NV $252,400

Houston, TX $252,100

Eugene, OR $251,900

Gary, IN $251,600

Bismarck, ND $251,400

Springfield, OR $251,400

Galveston, TX $251,200

Medford, OR $250,800

Fort Collins, CO $250,700

Concord, NH $250,600

Austin, TX $250,500

Mesa, AZ $250,000

Reading, PA $250,000

Phoenix, AZ $249,900

Dallas, TX $249,900

Saint Cloud, MN $249,600

Madison, WI $249,300

Utica, NY $248,600

Rochester, NY $248,200

Des Moines, IA $248,200

Raleigh, NC $248,200

Atlanta, GA $247,800

Battle Creek, MI $247,700

Salt Lake City, UT $247,600

Lancaster, PA $247,200

Harrisburg, PA $246,900

Fort Worth, TX $246,600

Champaign, IL $246,600

Kansas City, MO $246,600

Kansas City, KS $246,600

Columbus, OH $246,500

Boca Raton, FL $246,500

Pittsburgh, PA $246,400

Richmond, VA $246,300

Indianapolis, IN $246,200

Cleveland, OH $246,200

Cincinnati, OH $245,900

Las Vegas, NV $245,900

Petersburg, VA $245,500

Huntsville, AL $245,100

Lansing, MI $244,900

Lebanon, PA $244,900

Pueblo, CO $244,900

Appleton, WI $244,800

Buffalo, NY $244,700

Racine, WI $244,600

Charlotte, NC $244,600

Dayton, OH $244,600

Saint Louis, MO $244,500

York, PA $244,300

Elkhart, IN $244,300

Gastonia, NC $244,300

Billings, MT $244,200

Beaumont, TX $244,200

Benton Harbor, MI $244,100

Lorain, OH $244,100

Toledo, OH $244,000

Rock Hill, SC $243,900

Binghamton, NY $243,900

Rockford, IL $243,700

Springfield, IL $243,600

Elyria, OH $243,600

Fargo, ND $243,600

Flagstaff, AZ $243,400

Fort Lauderdale, FL $243,300

Miami, FL $243,100

Duluth, MN $243,100

Grand Forks, ND $242,900

Cheyenne, WY $242,900

Bangor, ME $242,400

Cedar Rapids, IA $242,100

Durham, NC $242,000

Louisville, KY $242,000

Hialeah, FL $241,900

Grand Rapids, MI $241,900

Casper, WY $241,500

New Orleans, LA $241,200

Scranton, PA $241,200

Virginia Beach, VA $241,100

Akron, OH $241,000

Peoria, IL $240,700

Sarasota, FL $240,600

Nashville, TN $240,500

Omaha, NE $240,500

Green Bay, WI $240,500

Charleston, SC $240,300

Baton Rouge, LA $240,300

Davenport, IA $240,200

Jamestown, NY $240,200

Tucson, AZ $240,000

Saint Petersburg, FL $239,900

Tampa, FL $239,800

Evansville, IN $239,700

Port Arthur, TX $239,700

Bradenton, FL $239,600

Santa Fe, NM $239,100

Orlando, FL $238,700

Clearwater, FL $238,600

La Crosse, WI $238,100

Canton, OH $238,100

Albuquerque, NM $237,900

Newport News, VA $237,900

High Point, NC $237,800

Ogden, UT $237,700

Corpus Christi, TX $237,500

Norfolk, VA $237,300

Laramie, WY $237,300

Rock Island, IL $237,200

Saginaw, MI $237,100

Jacksonville, FL $237,100

Salisbury, NC $237,100

Boise, ID $237,000

Moline, IL $236,900

Fort Myers, FL $236,800

Memphis, TN $236,800

Tulsa, OK $236,600

Waterloo, IA $236,500

Spartanburg, SC $236,200

Lincoln, NE $236,100

Fort Wayne, IN $236,100

Provo, UT $236,000

Cedar Falls, IA $235,700

San Antonio, TX $235,600

Greensboro, NC $235,500

South Bend, IN $235,500

Savannah, GA $235,200

Birmingham, AL $235,100

Muskegon, MI $235,100

Winston Salem, NC $235,000

Lake Charles, LA $234,400

Anderson, IN $234,300

Lexington, KY $234,200

Augusta, GA $234,200

Greenville, SC $234,200

Lima, OH $234,000

Wichita, KS $233,900

Tuscaloosa, AL $233,900

Springfield, OH $233,700

Columbia, SC $233,700

Asheville, NC $233,300

Bloomington, IN $233,100

Knoxville, TN $232,200

Shreveport, LA $232,100

Wilmington, NC $231,800

Roanoke, VA $231,800

Topeka, KS $231,400

Frankfort, KY $231,300

Oklahoma City, OK $231,200

Chillicothe, OH $231,100

Longview, TX $231,000

Melbourne, FL $231,000

Sioux Falls, SD $230,600

Mobile, AL $230,600

Terre Haute, IN $230,500

Altoona, PA $230,300

Amarillo, TX $230,100

Killeen, TX $230,100

Fayetteville, AR $229,900

Chattanooga, TN $229,800

Sioux City, IA $229,600

Idaho Falls, ID $229,500

Lynchburg, VA $229,300

Gainesville, FL $229,000

Portsmouth, OH $228,800

Little Rock, AR $228,800

Youngstown, OH $228,700

Lafayette, LA $228,700

Daytona Beach, FL $228,500

Clarksville, TN $228,500

Pensacola, FL $228,500

Temple, TX $228,500

Hopkinsville, KY $227,700

Erie, PA $227,700

Florence, SC $227,600

Charleston, WV $227,200

Great Falls, MT $227,100

Tallahassee, FL $226,700

Macon, GA $226,700

Fayetteville, NC $226,600

Waco, TX $226,600

Helena, MT $226,400

Pine Bluff, AR $226,300

Vincennes, IN $226,000

Lubbock, TX $225,900

Alamogordo, NM $225,700

Twin Falls, ID $225,500

Rapid City, SD $225,400

Jackson, MS $225,000

Huntington, WV $225,000

Greenville, MS $225,000

Parkersburg, WV $224,700

Montgomery, AL $224,700

Wichita Falls, TX $224,400

Springfield, MO $224,400

Biloxi, MS $224,300

Monroe, LA $224,000

Johnstown, PA $223,800

Sumter, SC $223,700

Columbus, GA $223,700

Pascagoula, MS $223,200

Abilene, TX $223,200

Kingsport, TN $222,600

Albany, GA $222,600

Gulfport, MS $222,500

Alexandria, LA $221,700

Fort Smith, AR $221,000

El Paso, TX $220,300

Las Cruces, NM $219,200

Harlingen, TX $218,600

Pocatello, ID $218,500

Florence, AL $218,200

Brownsville, TX $218,100

Mcallen, TX $217,600

Dothan, AL $217,300

Columbus, MS $215,800

Altus, OK $214,600

Lawton, OK $214,100

Pierre, SD $213,200

Patent Agent/Attorney V Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Patent Agent/Attorney V salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $282,448. While startup companies pay approximate $239,162.

Patent Agent/Attorney V Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$239,162
Growth Stage	51~500	$252,883
Established	501~5000	$272,726
Enterprise	5000+	$282,448

Patent Agent/Attorney V Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Patent Agent/Attorney V roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Patent Agent/Attorney positions in Telecom or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Patent Agent/Attorney V as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Patent Agent/Attorney V

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$316,250	$152.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$303,600	$146.0	20%
Biotechnology	$278,300	$134.0	10%

Patent Agent/Attorney V Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Patent Agent/Attorney V's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$221,800

Average $253,000/year

$297,900

$18,483

Average $21,083/month

$24,825

$4,265

Average $4,865/week

$5,729

$107

Average $122/hour

$143

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$297,900	$24,825	$5,729	$143
Average	$253,000	$21,083	$4,865	$122
25th Percentile	$221,800	$18,483	$4,265	$107

Patent Agent/Attorney V Salary Growth & Career Path

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Patent Prosecution Senior Manager VP of Patent Prosecution

For a Patent Agent/Attorney V, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Patent Prosecution Senior Manager role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $168,700 - a projected growth of -33% over your current level.

Most common benefits for Patent Agent/Attorney V

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Common company salaries for Patent Agent/Attorney V

Here are companies hiring for Patent Agent/Attorney V and their salaries, click below for more details.

C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology the United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology the United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology the United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology the United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology the United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology the United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology the United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology the United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology the United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology the United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology the United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology the United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology the United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology the United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology the United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology the United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology the United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology the United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology the United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology the United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology the United States

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