Total 2018 graduates: 193

20.7% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 10.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $70,000 or more.

Median salary: $60,643

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	40	20.7%	$57,500	$70,000	$80,200	$71,755
Employed - No salary reported	109	56.5%
Non-employed	44	22.8%
Total graduates	193	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	26	13.5%	$55,000	$68,500	$80,000	$72,246
Private sector - no salary reported	87	45.1%
Public sector - salary reported	14	7.3%	$60,000	$74,000	$80,200	$70,843
Public sector - no salary reported	21	10.9%
Unknown sector	1	0.5%
Non-employed	44	22.8%
Total graduates	193	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	89	28	14.5%	$65,000	$77,500	$80,200	$73,004
J.D. advantage	45	11	5.7%	$49,000	$56,000	$64,100	$67,827
Professional	6	-	0%
Non-professional	8	-	0%
Employed	149	40	20.7%	$57,500	$70,000	$80,200	$71,755
Non-employed	44
Total Graduates	193

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	87	21	10.9%	$55,000	$65,000	$80,000	$73,419
Law firm: Bar passage required	60	16	8.3%	$62,000	$73,500	$83,000	$71,338
Law firm: Bar passage required	27	5	2.6%	$50,000	$52,000	$60,000	$80,080
Business & industry	26	5	2.6%	$60,000	$75,000	$80,000	$67,320
Government	25	7	3.6%	$60,000	$67,000	$83,000	$69,571
Public interest	5	6	3.1%	$80,000	$80,200	$80,200	$75,967
Public interest: Bar passage required	8	6	3.1%	$80,000	$80,200	$80,200	$75,967
Clerkship	3	-
Federal	2	-
State	1	-
Education	2	-	-
Employed	149	40	20.7%	$57,500	$70,000	$80,200	$71,755
Non-employed	44
Total graduates	193

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	87	21	10.9%	$55,000	$65,000	$80,000	$73,419
Solo	2
2-10 attorneys	64	13	6.7%	$52,000	$65,000	$75,000	$73,215
11-25 attorneys	13	-	0%
26-50 attorneys	1	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	1	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	3	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0%
501+ attorneys	3	-	0%
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	62	19	9.8%
Non-employed	44
Total graduates	193

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
California	-	38	19.7%	$56,000	$70,000	$80,200	$71,847
Outside of California or unknown	-	-	0%
Employed	149	40	20.7%	$57,500	$70,000	$80,200	$71,755
Non-employed	44
Total graduates	193

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