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University of California - Berkeley
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Berkeley, CA
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Graduate salaries for University of California - Berkeley

Total 2018 graduates: 309

  • 87.1% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 43.5% of this school's 2018 graduates made $180,000 or more.

Median salary: $160,316

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 reported26987.1%$68,000$180,000$190,000$137,613
Employed - No salary reported3210.4%
Non-employed82.6%
Total graduates309100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported17556.6%$180,000$180,000$190,000$177,909
Private sector - no salary reported82.6%
Public sector - salary reported94 30.4% $52,000$60,000$70,000 $62,595
Public sector - no salary reported247.8%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed82.6%
Total graduates309100%

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 27826585.8% $68,036$180,000$190,000$138,554
J.D. advantage 6-0 ----
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 30126987.1% $68,000$180,000$190,000$137,613
Non-employed 8
Total Graduates 309

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 179 174 56.3% $180,000 $180,000 $190,000 $178,356
Law firm: Bar passage required 178 174 56.3% $180,000 $180,000 $190,000 $178,356
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 4 - - - - - -
Government 22 9 2.9% $64,000 $80,136 $84,000 $81,158
Government: Bar passage required 9 9 2.9% $64,000 $80,136 $84,000 $81,158
Government: Other 1300%
Public interest 36 42 13.6% $47,500 $55,750 $61,000 $57,237
Public interest: Bar passage required 47 40 12.9% $47,500 $55,000 $60,500 $55,356
Clerkship 58 41 13.3% $60,000 $65,000 $70,000 $64,347
Federal 45 31 10% $60,000 $67,000 $70,000 $65,830
State 13 9 2.9% $50,500 $55,000 $64,000 $58,054
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 30126987.1% $68,000$180,000$190,000$137,613
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 309

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 179 174 56.3% $180,000$180,000$190,000$178,356
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 7 5 1.6% $75,000 $75,000 $85,000 $78,000
11-25 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 11 11 3.6% $160,000 $180,000 $190,000 $166,364
251-500 attorneys 17 17 5.5% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $178,824
501+ attorneys 137 135 43.7% $180,000 $190,000 $190,000 $184,919
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 122 95 30.7%
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 309

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 165 53.4% $82,800 $180,000 $190,000 $146,353
Outside of California
or unknown
- 104 33.7% $60,000 $152,500 $190,000 $123,746
Employed 30126987.1% $68,000$180,000$190,000$137,613
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 309
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