Total 2018 graduates: 119

62.2% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 31.1% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $62,880

This is the most recent median salary for graduates who borrowed, reported in 2020 about graduates from 2016 and 2017. This average is derived from actual tax returns in the year following graduation and mapped to J.D. programs by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more.

Additionally, the majority of law schools voluntarily publish salary information about graduates based upon student/graduate surveys, investigation, and public information. This salary information is on this page.

Salary distribution for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Employed - salary reported	74	62.2%	$55,285	$65,000	$85,000	$76,853
Employed - No salary reported	30	25.2%
Non-employed	15	12.6%
Total graduates	119	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	47	39.5%	$61,500	$72,100	$90,000	$86,715
Private sector - no salary reported	17	14.3%
Public sector - salary reported	27	22.7%	$54,000	$55,285	$64,500	$59,685
Public sector - no salary reported	13	10.9%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	15	12.6%
Total graduates	119	100%

When a row has no salary data, indicated by a "-" (hyphen), it either means that no graduates reported a salary for the category or that fewer than five graduates reported a salary for the category.

Salaries by job type for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Bar passage required	86	70	58.8%	$55,285	$65,000	$85,000	$77,537
J.D. advantage	15	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	104	74	62.2%	$55,285	$65,000	$85,000	$76,853
Non-employed	15
Total Graduates	119

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	55	42	35.3%	$60,000	$75,000	$90,000	$88,693
Law firm: Bar passage required	52	42	35.3%	$60,000	$75,000	$90,000	$88,693
Law firm: Other	3	0	0%
Business & industry	9	5	4.2%	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000	$70,100
Government	21	11	9.2%	$55,000	$55,000	$61,200	$56,745
Government: Bar passage required	13	11	9.2%	$55,000	$55,000	$61,200	$56,745
Government: Other	8	0	0%
Public interest	11	9	7.6%	$51,900	$54,000	$62,000	$55,544
Public interest: Bar passage required	10	8	6.7%	$50,950	$54,500	$63,000	$55,738
Public interest: Other	1	1	0.8%
Clerkship	7	7	5.9%	$55,285	$72,000	$84,000	$69,630
Federal	1	0		-	-	-	-
State	6	5	4.2%	$55,285	$72,000	$75,000	$67,081
Education	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	104	74	62.2%	$55,285	$65,000	$85,000	$76,853
Non-employed	15
Total graduates	119

Law firm salaries by size for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm size	55	42	35.3%	$60,000	$75,000	$90,000	$88,693
Solo	2
2-10 attorneys	18	12	10.1%	$55,000	$60,000	$72,500	$67,292
11-25 attorneys	13	11	9.2%	$58,000	$63,000	$65,000	$65,045
26-50 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	6	5	4.2%	$85,000	$86,000	$87,000	$84,000
101-250 attorneys	6	6	5%	$90,000	$92,500	$160,000	$116,667
251-500 attorneys	5	5	4.2%	$85,000	$90,000	$180,000	$124,000
501+ attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	49	32	26.9%
Non-employed	15
Total graduates	119

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
New York	-	71	59.7%	$57,000	$65,000	$85,000	$76,378
Outside of New York or unknown	-	0	0%	-	-	-	-
Employed	104	74	62.2%	$55,285	$65,000	$85,000	$76,853
Non-employed	15
Total graduates	119

Graduate salaries for Albany Law School