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Baylor University
Private school
Waco, TX

Graduate salaries for Baylor University

Total 2018 graduates: 118

  • 43.2% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 21.6% of this school's 2018 graduates made $85,000 or more.

Median salary: $74,786

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 reported5143.2%$70,000$85,000$90,000$90,098
Employed - No salary reported5748.3%
Non-employed108.5%
Total graduates118100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4235.6%$75,000$85,000$90,000$94,524
Private sector - no salary reported4134.7%
Public sector - salary reported9 7.6% $56,000$61,000$70,000 $69,444
Public sector - no salary reported1613.6%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed108.5%
Total graduates118100%

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 1004941.5% $70,000$85,000$90,000$88,367
J.D. advantage 5-0 ----
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1085143.2% $70,000$85,000$90,000$90,098
Non-employed 10
Total Graduates 118

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 76 38 32.2% $75,000 $85,000 $90,000 $93,947
Law firm: Bar passage required 76 38 32.2% $75,000 $85,000 $90,000 $93,947
Business & industry 7 - - - - - -
Government 16 6 5.1% $61,000 $67,500 $72,996 $77,499
Government: Bar passage required 14 5 4.2% $61,000 $65,000 $70,000 $64,999
Government: Other 210.8%
Public interest 0 - - - - - -
Clerkship 6 0 - - - -
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 4 0 - - - -
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 1085143.2% $70,000$85,000$90,000$90,098
Non-employed 10
Total graduates 118

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 76 38 32.2% $75,000$85,000$90,000$93,947
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 38 14 11.9% $72,000 $77,500 $90,000 $78,500
11-25 attorneys 13 9 7.6% $70,000 $90,000 $90,000 $82,778
26-50 attorneys 9 6 5.1% $77,000 $85,000 $85,000 $83,417
51-100 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 6 6 5.1% $85,000 $173,750 $190,000 $149,583
Size unknown 1
Employed, non-law firm 32 13 11%
Non-employed 10
Total graduates 118

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Texas - 47 39.8% $70,000 $85,000 $90,000 $89,830
Outside of Texas
or unknown
- 0 0% - - - -
Employed 1085143.2% $70,000$85,000$90,000$90,098
Non-employed 10
Total graduates 118
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