Job outlook for patent agents in the United States

Patent agent job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected patent agent job growth rate is 10% from 2018-2028.

• About 80,200 new jobs for patent agents are projected over the next decade.

• Patent agent salaries have increased 7% for patent agents in the last 5 years.

• There are over 3,943 patent agents currently employed in the United States.

• There are 25,562 active patent agent job openings in the US.

• The average patent agent salary is $65,466.

Compare the number of patent agent jobs and the average patent agent salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of patent agent job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where patent agents earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.