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Boston College
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Newton, MA
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Graduate salaries for Boston College

Total 2018 graduates: 226

  • 82.7% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 41.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $125,000 or more.

Median salary: $91,744

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 reported18782.7%$65,000$125,000$190,000$126,694
Employed - No salary reported198.4%
Non-employed208.8%
Total graduates226100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported14865.5%$80,000$190,000$190,000$144,818
Private sector - no salary reported114.9%
Public sector - salary reported39 17.3% $47,476$55,000$65,000 $57,920
Public sector - no salary reported83.5%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed208.8%
Total graduates226100%

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 17716874.3% $69,500$180,000$190,000$133,445
J.D. advantage 24198.4% $50,000$68,036$80,000$67,002
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 2-0 ----
Employed 20618782.7% $65,000$125,000$190,000$126,694
Non-employed 20
Total Graduates 226

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 138 131 58% $100,000 $190,000 $190,000 $153,885
Law firm: Bar passage required 132 127 56.2% $110,000 $190,000 $190,000 $157,331
Law firm: Other 641.8%
Business & industry 21 17 7.5% $66,000 $75,000 $80,000 $74,941
Business & industry: Bar passage required 7 6 2.7% $66,000 $75,000 $80,000 $72,333
Business & industry: Bar passage required 12 11 4.9% $65,000 $80,000 $88,000 $76,364
Business & industry: Other 200%
Government 23 15 6.6% $47,000 $57,000 $70,000 $62,747
Government: Bar passage required 17 13 5.8% $47,000 $57,000 $70,000 $63,320
Government: Other 620.9%
Public interest 7 10 4.4% $47,476 $48,950 $52,500 $51,665
Public interest: Bar passage required 9 9 4% $47,476 $48,950 $49,000 $48,850
Clerkship 15 13 5.8% $50,000 $56,000 $65,000 $57,001
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 14 10 4.4% $50,000 $59,480 $65,000 $59,151
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 20618782.7% $65,000$125,000$190,000$126,694
Non-employed 20
Total graduates 226

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 138 131 58% $100,000$190,000$190,000$153,885
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 13 10 4.4% $46,000 $62,500 $70,000 $59,800
11-25 attorneys 7 7 3.1% $50,000 $70,000 $80,000 $66,714
26-50 attorneys 9 9 4% $65,000 $80,000 $90,000 $76,667
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 18 18 8% $125,000 $180,000 $190,000 $158,889
251-500 attorneys 11 9 4% $190,000 $190,000 $190,000 $169,444
501+ attorneys 75 75 33.2% $190,000 $190,000 $190,000 $183,533
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 68 56 24.8%
Non-employed 20
Total graduates 226

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Massachusetts - 119 52.7% $65,000 $140,000 $190,000 $128,734
Outside of Massachusetts
or unknown
- 68 30.1% $65,000 $100,000 $190,000 $123,125
Employed 20618782.7% $65,000$125,000$190,000$126,694
Non-employed 20
Total graduates 226
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