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Employment Statistics


Class of 2010

Employment Status

#

% of Reported

# w/ Salary

% w/ Salary

Average Salary

Minimum Salary

Median Salary

Maximum Salary

Total graduates 421 152 $107184 $36000 $100000 $165000

Employed

350 85.16 152 43.43 $107184 $36000 $100000 $165000

--Full-time

252 61.31 152 60.32 $107184 $36000 $100000 $165000

--Part-time

98 23.84
Seeking Work 23 5.60
NOT seeking work at this time 31 7.54
Pursuing Full-Time Degree Program 7 1.70
Unknown 10 2.38

Bar Admission

350

 

152

43.43

$107184

$36000

$100000

$165000

Bar admission required 304 86.86 141 46.38 $109226 $36000 $115000 $165000

--Full-time

220 62.86 141 64.09 $109226 $36000 $115000 $165000

--Part-time

84 24
JD preferred 33 9.43 9 27.27 $80344 $38400 $85000 $120000

--Full-time

25 7.14 9 36.00 $80344 $38400 $85000 $120000

--Part-time

8 2.29
Professional other 12 3.43 2 16.67 $84000 $72000 $96000

--Full-time

7 2 2 28.57 $84000 $72000 $96000

--Part-time

5 1.43
Non-Professional other 1 0.29

--Part-time

1 0.29

Job Type

350

100

152

43.43

$107184

$36000

$100000

$165000

Judicial Clerkship 19 5.43 8 42.11 $62875 $45000 $64500 $72000
Law Firms (All Sizes) 191 54.57 116 60.73 $120207 $41600 $125000 $165000

--2 to 10 attorneys

59 30.89 15 25.42 $86000 $55000 $75000 $125000

--11 to 25 attorneys

29 15.18 16 55.17 $93875 $52000 $90000 $145000

--26 to 50 attorneys

8 4.19 5 62.50 $74000 $60000 $75000 $85000

--51 to 100 attorneys

10 5.24 9 90.00 $95178 $41600 $80000 $155000

--101 to 250 attorneys

19 9.95 18 94.74 $123111 $46000 $130000 $160000

--251 to 500 attorneys

11 5.76 10 90.91 $131800 $64000 $155000 $160000

--501 or more attorneys

45 23.56 40 88.89 $153375 $60000 $160000 $165000

--Solo Practice

10 5.24 3 30.00 $85471 $62400 $94014 $100000
Government (All Types) 44 12.57 10 22.73 $59933 $38000 $59441 $106000
Public Interest 29 8.29 7 24.14 $39129 $36000 $39000 $42000
Academic 25 7.14 4 16.00 $82000 $70000 $81000 $96000
Business or Industry (All Types) 38 10.86 7 18.42 $91966 $45760 $85000 $150000
Military 4 1.14


 

Class of 2009

Average Salary

Minimum Salary

Maximum Salary

 $122,378

 $30,000

 $165,000

Category

#

 # Reporting Salary 

Average Salary

Minimum Salary

Maximum Salary

Law Firms (all sizes) 210 147 $135,337 $45,000 $165,000
Self-Employed 8 1 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000
2 to 10 Attorneys 54 19 $72,568 $45,000 $135,000
11 to 25 Attorneys 14 9 $75,556 $55,000 $115,000
26 to 50 Attorneys 8 3 $103,333 $70,000 $160,000
51 to 100 Attorneys 17 12 $114,583 $60,000 $160,000
101 to 250 Attorneys 15 14 $142,857 $100,000 $160,000
251 to 500 Attorneys 15 15 $156,467 $135,000 $165,000
501+ Attorneys 74 73 $158,014 $85,000 $165,000
Firm Size Unknown 5 1 $160,000 $160,000 $160,000
Government (all types) 56 21 $63,147 $30,000 $160,000
Business (all types) 31 6 $78,000 $70,000 $83,000
Public Interest 22 3 $42,033 $34,500 $50,000

Salaries are reported only for those graduates with full-time employment, legal or non-legal. Not all students reported salaries.

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