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Patent Specialist

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Patent Specialist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings27All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$76,00019 eligible salary records
Employer names20Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$60,000–$107,500Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02468FY 2016: 7 filings16FY 2017: 6 filings17FY 2018: 1 filings18FY 2019: 6 filings19FY 2021: 4 filings21FY 2022: 1 filings22FY 2025: 2 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20252 filings$106,150 median · n=2

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 19 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 7 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
88.9%Certified LCAs
Certified24 88.9%
Withdrawn3 11.1%

Denominator: all 27 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$76,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$50,000
25th percentile$60,000
Median (50th)$76,000
75th percentile$107,500
90th percentile$135,260

n=19 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

27 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.Sr. Patent Specialist

Filing details

$136,300 /yr

I-200-25203-193287
Reported wage: $136,300–$217,900 / year
Annualized: $136,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-29
Employment end: 2028-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA07/22/202508/04/2025
Ward Law Office LLCPatent Specialist

Filing details

$76,000 /yr

I-200-25141-001477
Reported wage: $76,000 / year
Annualized: $76,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-29
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tiffin, OH05/21/202510/01/2025
Young Basile Hanlon & Macfarlane, P.C.Patent Specialist In Chemical Engineering

Filing details

$75,000 /yr

I-200-22165-279522
Reported wage: $75,000 / year
Annualized: $75,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-22
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL06/14/202210/01/2022
Adsero Ip LLCPatent Specialist

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-21159-379134
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-15
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Littleton, CO06/08/202110/01/2021
Adsero Ip LLCPatent Specialist

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-21159-379254
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-15
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Littleton, CO06/08/202110/01/2021
Myers Wolin LLCJapan Patent Specialist

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-21060-109402
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-08
Employment end: 2024-08-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Whippany, NJ03/01/202108/21/2021
Myers Wolin LLCJapan Patent Specialist

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-21057-106985
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-01
Employment end: 2024-08-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Whippany, NJ02/26/202108/28/2021
Dji Research LLCPatent Specialist

Filing details

$147,950 /yr

I-200-19157-581701
Reported wage: $147,950–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $147,950
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-12
Employment end: 2022-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA06/06/201907/01/2019
Aeon Law, PllcInternational Patent Specialist

Filing details

$55,500 /yr

I-200-19077-510939
Reported wage: $55,500 / year
Annualized: $55,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-22
Employment end: 2022-09-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WASHINGTON03/18/201909/17/2019
Sinorica, LLCPatent Specialist

Filing details

$50,000 /yr

I-200-19061-910138
Reported wage: $50,000 / year
Annualized: $50,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-07
Employment end: 2022-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Germantown, MARYLAND03/02/201909/01/2019
Thompson Patent Law Offices PcPatent Specialist

Filing details

$76,600 /yr

I-200-19037-641260
Reported wage: $76,600 / year
Annualized: $76,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-12
Employment end: 2022-08-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cedar Park, TEXAS02/06/201908/08/2019
Thompson Patent Law Offices PcPatent Specialist

Filing details

$76,600 /yr

I-200-19037-459604
Reported wage: $76,600 / year
Annualized: $76,600
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-06
Employment end: 2022-08-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cedar Park, TEXAS02/06/201908/07/2019
Thompson Patent Law Offices PcPatent Specialist

Filing details

$76,600 /yr

I-200-19037-837916
Reported wage: $76,600 / year
Annualized: $76,600
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-06
Employment end: 2022-08-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cedar Park, TEXAS02/06/201908/07/2019
Whole Biome, Inc.Patent Specialist

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-18197-692809
Reported wage: $95,000–$115,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-07-20
Employment end: 2021-07-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA07/16/201807/23/2018
Park, Kim & Suh, LLCPatent Specialist

Filing details

$13.68 per hour

I-200-17076-805074
Reported wage: $13.68 / hour
Annualized: $28,454
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-23
Employment end: 2020-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Los Angeles, CA03/17/201709/16/2017
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LlpPatent Specialist/ Research Analyst

Filing details

$26 per hour

I-200-17067-166673
Reported wage: $26 / hour
Annualized: $54,080
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-15
Employment end: 2020-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Washington, DC03/09/201709/08/2017
Mots Law, PllcPatent Specialist

Filing details

$64,000 /yr

I-200-17066-917839
Reported wage: $64,000 / year
Annualized: $64,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-13
Employment end: 2020-09-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Washington, DC03/07/201709/06/2017
Young Basile Hanlon & Macfarlane, P.C.Patent Specialist

Filing details

$35.9 per hour

I-200-17047-436734
Reported wage: $35.9 / hour
Annualized: $74,672
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-09
Employment end: 2020-08-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Troy, MI03/03/201708/30/2017
Sinorica, LLCPatent Specialist

Filing details

$50,000 /yr

I-200-17055-573212
Reported wage: $50,000 / year
Annualized: $50,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-02
Employment end: 2020-08-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Germantown, MD02/25/201708/25/2017
Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian, LlpPatent Specialist/ Research Analyst

Filing details

$31.54 per hour

I-200-17033-928172
Reported wage: $31.54 / hour
Annualized: $65,603
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-08
Employment end: 2020-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Washington, DC02/02/201708/03/2017
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LlpPatent Specialist

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-16228-990691
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-09-06
Employment end: 2020-02-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Oakland, CA08/30/201602/09/2017
Mots Law PllcPatent Specialist

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-16206-085588
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-07-28
Employment end: 2019-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Washington, DC07/24/201608/01/2016
Mg-Ip Law, P.C.Technical Advisor/Patent Specialist

Filing details

$84,000 /yr

I-200-16082-454571
Reported wage: $84,000 / year
Annualized: $84,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-03-28
Employment end: 2019-09-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fairfax, VA03/22/201609/21/2016
Young Basile Hanlon & Macfarlane, P.C.Patent Specialist

Filing details

$35.07 per hour

I-200-16067-735073
Reported wage: $35.07 / hour
Annualized: $72,946
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-03-16
Employment end: 2019-09-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Troy, MI03/10/201609/05/2016
Mots Law, PllcPatent Specialist

Filing details

$64,000 /yr

I-200-16068-742522
Reported wage: $64,000 / year
Annualized: $64,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-03-16
Employment end: 2019-09-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Washington, DC03/09/201609/06/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.