Where does a IP Associate go next?

What employers are asking a IP Associate for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior IP Associate+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of IP Associate go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
IP Counsel+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of IP Associate go here
leadership branch88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Corporate Associate+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Corporate Associate. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
IP Partner+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior IP Associate. 16% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief IP Counsel+191% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via IP Counsel. 5% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Corporate Associate-3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of IP Associate go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Immigration Associate-36% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of IP Associate go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.