H-1B Patent Attorney Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Patent Attorney is $148,678, across 21 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$148,678
Average wage
$149,629
90th percentile
$220,000
Certified LCAs
21
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $88,000
- 25th
- $111,093
- Median
- $148,678
- Average
- $149,629
- 90th
- $220,000
- Highest
- $230,000
Based on 21 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
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Top H-1B sponsors for Patent Attorney
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $230,000 |
| Fish & Richardson P.C. | 2 | $220,000 |
| Netease Information Technology Corporation | 1 | $199,920 |
| Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 1 | $185,040 |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | 2 | $180,000 |
| Arent Fox, LLP | 1 | $180,000 |
| Maier & Maier PLLC | 1 | $180,000 |
| WHDA, LLP | 2 | $148,678 |
| Fish IP Law LLP | 1 | $130,000 |
| Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane P.C. | 1 | $120,000 |
| Kile Park Reed and Houtteman PLLC | 1 | $119,496 |
| KILE PARK REED & HOUTTEMAN PLLC | 3 | $111,093 |
| HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. | 1 | $110,000 |
| Lambert Shortell & Connaughton LLC | 2 | $89,960 |
| SENKO Advanced Components, Inc. | 1 | $88,000 |
Salaries by location
Fairfax, VA · $111,093Boston, MA · $154,980Tysons, VA · $148,678Menlo Park, CA · $180,000Los Angeles, CA · $180,000Waltham, MA · $230,000Irvine, CA · $130,000Minneapolis, MN · $110,000Chicago, IL · $199,920West New York, NJ · $120,000Houston, TX · $185,040Alexandria, VA · $180,000Hudson, MA · $88,000