Patent Examiner Salary in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Patent Examiner in Grand Rapids, MI is $158,303. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Patent Examiner in Grand Rapids, MI can go up to $246,461 and the lowest down to $112,190, but most earn between $134,166 and $204,448. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Patent Examiner in the United States.

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What is a Patent Examiner?

A Patent Examiner (or, historically, a patent clerk) is an employee, usually a civil servant with a scientific or engineering background, working at a patent office. Major employers of patent examiners are the European Patent Office (EPO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), and other patent offices around the world....

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Average Salary Range for Patent Examiner in Grand Rapids, MI

Average Base Salary

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134166

204448

158303

Average Total Cash Compensation

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140605

220973

171775

What is the average salary for Patent Examiner in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Patent Examiner in Grand Rapids, MI. The base salary for Patent Examiner ranges from $134,166 to $204,448 with the average base salary of $158,303. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $140,605 to $220,973 with the average total cash compensation of $171,775.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$158,303	$134,166 - $204,448
Bonus	$13,471	$6,439 - $16,524
Total Pay	$171,775	$140,605 - $220,973

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Patent Examiner Salary Near Grand Rapids, MI

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Grand Rapids, MI
CITY, STATE Wyoming, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,138 - $204,406	COMPARE TO Grand Rapids, MI
CITY, STATE Muskegon, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $129,366 - $197,134	COMPARE TO Grand Rapids, MI
CITY, STATE Kalamazoo, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,978 - $205,685	COMPARE TO Grand Rapids, MI
CITY, STATE Battle Creek, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $137,071 - $208,874	COMPARE TO Grand Rapids, MI
CITY, STATE Lansing, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,889 - $204,027	COMPARE TO Grand Rapids, MI
CITY, STATE Benton Harbor, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,820 - $203,921	COMPARE TO Grand Rapids, MI

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About Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan. It is on the Grand River about 30 miles (48 km) east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County. A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed Furniture City. Its ...

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