Total 2018 graduates: 146

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 $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $58,252

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	63	43.2%	$52,858	$65,000	$92,000	$74,756
Employed - No salary reported	58	39.7%
Non-employed	25	17.1%
Total graduates	146	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	45	30.8%	$55,000	$65,000	$102,500	$81,104
Private sector - no salary reported	43	29.5%
Public sector - salary reported	18	12.3%	$52,858	$55,000	$70,000	$58,884
Public sector - no salary reported	15	10.3%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	25	17.1%
Total graduates	146	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	101	62	42.5%	$53,000	$65,000	$92,000	$75,171
J.D. advantage	17	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	121	63	43.2%	$52,858	$65,000	$92,000	$74,756
Non-employed	25
Total Graduates	146

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	43	29.5%	$55,000	$65,000	$105,000	$82,179
Law firm: Bar passage required	69	43	29.5%	$55,000	$65,000	$105,000	$82,179
Law firm: Other	7	0	0%
Business & industry	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
Government	14	9	6.2%	$55,000	$55,000	$60,000	$56,778
Government: Bar passage required	12	9	6.2%	$55,000	$55,000	$60,000	$56,778
Government: Other	2	0	0%
Public interest	14	6	4.1%	$40,500	$52,929	$57,500	$49,798
Public interest: Bar passage required	15	6	4.1%	$40,500	$52,929	$57,500	$49,798
Clerkship	4	0		-	-	-	-
Federal	1	0		-	-	-	-
State	3	0		-	-	-	-
Education	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	121	63	43.2%	$52,858	$65,000	$92,000	$74,756
Non-employed	25
Total graduates	146

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	43	29.5%	$55,000	$65,000	$105,000	$82,179
Solo	0
2-10 attorneys	30	11	7.5%	$40,000	$50,000	$55,000	$52,200
11-25 attorneys	8	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	10	7	4.8%	$50,000	$50,000	$65,000	$55,000
51-100 attorneys	7	6	4.1%	$60,000	$65,000	$70,000	$68,500
101-250 attorneys	12	10	6.8%	$100,000	$105,000	$105,000	$101,250
251-500 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	5	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	45	20	13.7%
Non-employed	25
Total graduates	146

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	-	57	39%	$53,000	$65,000	$92,000	$75,081
Outside of New York or unknown	-	6	4.1%	$50,000	$61,000	$80,000	$71,667
Employed	121	63	43.2%	$52,858	$65,000	$92,000	$74,756
Non-employed	25
Total graduates	146

Graduate salaries for SUNY Buffalo