Patent Agent, H-1B salary
What 107 H-1B filings report for “Patent Agent” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Patent Agent?
$123k median H-1B base salary for a Patent Agent, typically $75k to $185k, across 107 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California25$150k+$27k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $123kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Patent Agent?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Patent Agent roles are Moore & Van Allen, Womble Bond Dickinson, Eschweiler & Potashnik, Baker Botts, and Troutman Pepper, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Patent Agent filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Moore & Van Allen6 filings$123k
- 2Womble Bond Dickinson6 filings$114k
- 3Eschweiler & Potashnik5 filings$68k
- 4Baker Botts5 filings$160k
- 5Troutman Pepper5 filings$110k
- 6Merchant & Gould4 filings$120k
- 7Patterson & Sheridan4 filings$155k
- 8Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman3 filings$188k
- 9Silicon Valley Robotic Services3 filings$78k
- 10Squire Patton Boggs3 filings$135k
- 11Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian3 filings$86k
- 12Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati3 filings$185k
- 13Choate, Hall & Stewart3 filings$138k
- 14Lee & Hayes3 filings$104k
- 15Davis Wright Tremaine2 filings$216k
- 16Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner2 filings$109k
- 17Haynes and Boone2 filings$125k
- 18K&L Gates2 filings$94k
- 19Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton2 filings$156k
- 20PowerVision Robot2 filings$67k
- 21Crosspond Law2 filings$208k
- 22Hylton-Rodic Law PLLC2 filings$89k
- 23Mcdermott Will & Schulte2 filings$125k
- 24Amphenol1 filings$80k
- 25Baker McKenzie1 filings$120k
- 26Berkeley Lights1 filings$95k
- 27Calfee, Halter & Griswold1 filings$85k
- 28China Laws & Technology Inc.1 filings$120k
- 29Coherus BioSciences1 filings$180k
- 30DLA Piper1 filings$130k
- 31Faegre Baker Daniels LLP1 filings$80k
- 32Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath1 filings$68k
- 33Foley & Lardner1 filings$125k
- 34Foley Hoag1 filings$150k
- 35Getech Law1 filings$42k
- 36Greenberg Traurig1 filings$165k
- 37Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.1 filings$95k
- 38Hogan Lovells Cadwalader1 filings$150k
- 39Holland & Hart1 filings$185k
- 40Kramer & Amado, PC1 filings$135k
- 41Kramer Ip Search LLC1 filings$135k
- 42Ladas & Parry1 filings$53k
- 43McCarter and English1 filings$150k
- 44Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads1 filings$100k
- 45Morgan, Lewis & Bockius1 filings$150k
- 46Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt1 filings$130k
- 47Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP1 filings$60k
- 48Par Pharmaceutical Companies1 filings$120k
- 49Pepper Hamilton1 filings$160k
- 50Perkins Coie1 filings$165k
Related titles in this family
170 filings carry “Patent Agent” in the title, across 32 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Technology Specialist, Patent Agent11 filings$96k
- 2Patent Agent - Electrical/Electronics5 filings$133k
- 3Patent Agent (Biologics)4 filings$215k
- 4Patent Agent/Engineer4 filings$40k
- 5Senior Patent Agent4 filings$160k
- 6Senior Patent Agent I3 filings$95k
- 7Associate Patent Agent2 filings$108k
- 8Patent Agent 32 filings$122k
- 9Patent Agent (Chemistry)2 filings$147k
- 10Patent Agent (Electrical Engineering)2 filings$265k
- 11Patent Agent (Limited Recognition)2 filings$128k
- 12Patent Agent (With Limited Recognition)2 filings$90k
Figures are for the exact title “Patent Agent”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.