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Albany Law School
Private school
Albany, NY

Graduate salaries for Albany Law School

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 reported7462.2%$55,285$65,000$85,000$76,853
Employed - No salary reported3025.2%
Non-employed1512.6%
Total graduates119100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4739.5%$61,500$72,100$90,000$86,715
Private sector - no salary reported1714.3%
Public sector - salary reported27 22.7% $54,000$55,285$64,500 $59,685
Public sector - no salary reported1310.9%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1512.6%
Total graduates119100%

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 867058.8% $55,285$65,000$85,000$77,537
J.D. advantage 15-0 ----
Professional 2-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 1047462.2% $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 300%
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 800%
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 110.8%
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 1047462.2% $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 1047462.2% $55,285$65,000$85,000$76,853
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 119
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