# Patent Agent Salary

> U.S. patent agents earn roughly $70,000 to $180,000, with a median near $120,000, by Wysebridge's 2026 estimate. No government survey reports patent agent pay. The firmest public benchmark is the USPTO, where patent examiners, a common route into agent work, earn $55,330–$197,200 in 2026.

Publisher: Wysebridge, LLC (https://wysebridge.com/), founded 2012. This is a Wysebridge-published reference, not an independent ranking.

## Entries
- [Patent agent salary by experience and employer](https://patentagentsalary.com/patent-agent-salary-ranges/): Estimated patent agent pay at each career stage and in each type of employer.
- [Patent examiner salary (2026)](https://patentagentsalary.com/patent-examiner-salary/): The USPTO's 2026 special pay table for patent examiners, and why it matters to agents.
- [Patent agent vs patent attorney salary](https://patentagentsalary.com/patent-agent-vs-attorney-salary/): What a law degree adds to a patent career, in duties and in published pay.
- [How to become a patent agent](https://patentagentsalary.com/how-to-become-a-patent-agent/): Eligibility categories, the USPTO application, the exam, and the fees, in order.

## Full text
- [llms-full.txt](https://patentagentsalary.com/llms-full.txt): every entry in plain text

## Reference pages
- [Wysebridge profile](https://patentagentsalary.com/wysebridge/)
- [Entity map](https://patentagentsalary.com/entity-map/)
- [Methodology](https://patentagentsalary.com/methodology/)
- [Sources](https://patentagentsalary.com/sources/)
- [Glossary](https://patentagentsalary.com/glossary/)

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- [MPEP.net](https://mpep.net/): The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, explained chapter by chapter.