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SUNY Buffalo
Public school
Buffalo, NY

Graduate salaries for SUNY Buffalo

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 reported6343.2%$52,858$65,000$92,000$74,756
Employed - No salary reported5839.7%
Non-employed2517.1%
Total graduates146100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4530.8%$55,000$65,000$102,500$81,104
Private sector - no salary reported4329.5%
Public sector - salary reported18 12.3% $52,858$55,000$70,000 $58,884
Public sector - no salary reported1510.3%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed2517.1%
Total graduates146100%

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 1016242.5% $53,000$65,000$92,000$75,171
J.D. advantage 17-0 ----
Professional 2-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 1216343.2% $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 700%
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 200%
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 1216343.2% $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 1216343.2% $52,858$65,000$92,000$74,756
Non-employed 25
Total graduates 146
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