My family is starting to consider moving to Japan for various reasons. The first thing we are trying to figure out is whether we can live comfortably there as a family of four. That question ties to how much I can bring home assuming my wife does not work or earns very little.
I am a mid-level patent attorney at a US boutique IP firm. I have a JD and a PhD. I don’t speak Japanese. I will definitely teach myself, but not sure how much I can pick up before actually moving there. I saw some firms hiring foreign attorneys to prosecution application in the USPTO, which is what I do on the daily basis.
Does anyone have an idea how much I can make in a law firm in Tokyo (or elsewhere in JP if job available) given the background?
by Sphix2016