Patent Attorney

Series 1222 · Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Group

Total Employees

416

Average Salary

$199,941

Top Agency

Department of Commerce

257 employees

Top State

Virginia

148 employees

Top Agencies

Age Distribution

Education Breakdown

Top States

Virginia

148

Washington, D.C.

31

Texas

17

Colorado

17

California

16

Maryland

15

Illinois

10

Florida

8

Ohio

6

Michigan

6

Salary by Pay Plan & Grade

Federal employees are paid under various pay plans. GS (General Schedule) is the most common, covering most white-collar positions. Other plans include VA medical, Senior Executive Service, DoD acquisition, and agency-specific scales.

Grade & Pay PlanEmployeesAvg Salary
AD-00Administratively Determined
183$206,811
GS-15General Schedule, Grade 15
119$192,754
NH-04DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 04
24N/A
GS-14General Schedule, Grade 14
20$159,056
NO-05DoD Operational, Grade 05
14N/A
SL-00Senior Level
13$211,435
NT-06DoD Technology, Grade 06
8N/A
DA-06Defense Civilian Intelligence, Grade 06
6N/A
DE-04Defense Expeditionary, Grade 04
5N/A
DJ-04Defense Intelligence (Senior), Grade 04
4N/A
NT-05DoD Technology, Grade 05
4N/A
NO-06DoD Operational, Grade 06
3N/A
ES-00Senior Executive Service
3$220,485
GS-12General Schedule, Grade 12
2$101,401
NM-05DoD Acquisition (Senior), Grade 05
1N/A
DA-05Defense Civilian Intelligence, Grade 05
1N/A
DJ-05Defense Intelligence (Senior), Grade 05
1N/A