After Graduation

Range of Reported Salaries 2012

Although BLS provides no guarantees about the type of job you may obtain upon graduation, its Career Services Office is committed to providing you with quality tools to aid you in your job search. The range of salaries presented below for the Class of 2012 is provided for informational purposes only; such figures vary annually based on market conditions and the number of graduates reporting salary information to us. This year 188 or 56% of the total employed graduates reported their salary information to us. The remainder did not and were not included in the salary calculations; only those reporting a salary were included in salary calculations. The 188 (56%) of salary respondents can be broken down as follows: 46% in private practice, 22.4% in corporations, 14% in government, 7.5% in judicial clerkships and 7.8% in public interest.


Law Firms

Median Starting Salary

Salary Range (25th - 75th percentile)

501 or more attorneys
251-500 attorneys
101-250 attorneys
51-100 attorneys
26-50 attorneys
11-25 attorneys
2-10 attorneys

$160,000
$160,000
$135,000
$105,000
$60,000
$60,000
$57,000

$160,000 - $160,000
$160,000 - $160,000
$102,500 - $160,000
$80,000 - $125,000
$60,000 - $85,000
$45,000 - $75,000
$52,000 - $100,000

Corporations
Government
Judicial Clerks
Public Interest

$85,000
$58,000
$58,826
$49,000

$61,000 - $110,000
$50,000 - $88,018
$48,700 - $65,000
$47,770 - $62,038

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