Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/united-states/ Title: IP & Trademark Support rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: IP & Trademark Support pay in the United States: median wage $45 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $75. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # IP & Trademark Support hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an IP & Trademark Support in the United States is **$45.31 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$75 an hour** on Deftridge. **$75/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$45.31/hr** median wage **$36-58** middle half of wages **$1,630** a month at 5 hours a week ## IP & Trademark Support wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $32.23 | $700 | $67,000 | | 25th | $36.26 | $790 | $75,400 | | Median | $45.31 | $980 | $94,200 | | 75th | $57.69 | $1,250 | $120,000 | | 90th | $73.13 | $1,580 | $152,100 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 367,220 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for an IP & Trademark Support, from the same sources as the table above. - **$75.99** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$29.94** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **367,220** people employed in the role - **$84.37** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an IP & Trademark Support in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | $65 | $1,410 | | Senior | $75 | $1,630 | - Regular role **$65** - One-off task **$75** - Task bundle **$70** ## IP & Trademark Support pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior IP & Trademark Support, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $75.99 | $125 | | California | $62.99 | $105 | | Washington | $57.18 | $95 | | Colorado | $56.33 | $95 | | Massachusetts | $54.51 | $90 | | New York | $51.16 | $85 | | Vermont | $48.22 | $80 | | Texas | $47.24 | $80 | | Minnesota | $47.14 | $80 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $84.37/hr median wage · range $64-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [San Francisco $73.58/hr median wage · range $57-88](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [Santa Maria $67.33/hr median wage · range $50-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [San Diego $66.94/hr median wage · range $45-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [Sacramento $66.61/hr median wage · range $52-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [Napa $65.91/hr median wage · range $51-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [Vallejo $65.23/hr median wage · range $52-66](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [Santa Rosa $64.82/hr median wage · range $51-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [Yuba City $62.99/hr median wage · range $49-83](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/california/) - [Seattle $62.28/hr median wage · range $55-81](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/washington/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [IP & Trademark Support rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/) · [IP & Trademark Support jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ip-and-trademark-support/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)