Patent Examiner Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Patent Examiner in Philadelphia, PA is $172,339. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Patent Examiner in Philadelphia, PA can go up to $268,312 and the lowest down to $122,137, but most earn between $146,061 and $222,575. 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 Philadelphia, PA

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146061

222575

172339

Average Total Cash Compensation

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153071

240564

187004

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 Philadelphia, PA. The base salary for Patent Examiner ranges from $146,061 to $222,575 with the average base salary of $172,339. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $153,071 to $240,564 with the average total cash compensation of $187,004.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$172,339	$146,061 - $222,575
Bonus	$14,666	$7,010 - $17,989
Total Pay	$187,004	$153,071 - $240,564

* 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 Philadelphia, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Camden, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,780 - $223,671	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,954 - $220,888	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $150,401 - $229,189	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Trenton, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $150,863 - $229,893	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Wilmington, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,231 - $221,310	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE New Castle, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,231 - $221,310	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA

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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017[update]. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, wit...

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