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Catholic University of America
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Washington, D.C.
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Graduate salaries for Catholic University of America

Total 2015 graduates: 142

  • 47.2% of this school's 2015 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 23.6% of this school's 2015 graduates made $60,000 or more.

Median salary: $70,386

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 2015 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported6747.2%$46,006$60,000$100,000$78,143
Employed - No salary reported4934.5%
Non-employed2618.3%
Total graduates142100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2015 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported2618.3%$52,000$97,000$160,000$104,000
Private sector - no salary reported2920.4%
Public sector - salary reported41 28.9% $43,882$55,000$75,000 $61,746
Public sector - no salary reported2014.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed2618.3%
Total graduates142100%

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 2015 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 654330.3% $46,006$60,000$104,000$81,426
J.D. advantage 412215.5% $50,000$64,361$87,500$69,222
Professional 8-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1166747.2% $46,006$60,000$100,000$78,143
Non-employed 26
Total Graduates 142

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2015 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 37 18 12.7% $60,000 $152,500 $160,000 $118,667
Law firm: Bar passage required 30 18 12.7% $60,000 $152,500 $160,000 $118,667
Law firm: Other 700%
Business & industry 18 8 5.6% $47,500 $67,500 $96,000 $71,000
Business & industry: Bar passage required 12 6 4.2% $45,000 $57,500 $70,000 $62,500
Business & industry: Other 621.4%
Government 34 25 17.6% $43,000 $63,722 $85,000 $68,241
Government: Bar passage required 15 10 7% $40,000 $51,500 $64,000 $57,274
Government: Bar passage required 19 15 10.6% $52,668 $71,849 $99,905 $75,552
Public interest 9 - - - - - -
Clerkship 15 11 7.7% $43,882 $46,006 $51,000 $47,997
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 15 11 7.7% $43,882 $46,006 $51,000 $47,997
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 1166747.2% $46,006$60,000$100,000$78,143
Non-employed 26
Total graduates 142

Law firm salaries by size for 2015 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 37 18 12.7% $60,000$152,500$160,000$118,667
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 12 5 3.5% $50,000 $52,000 $60,000 $53,400
11-25 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 12 10 7% $160,000 $160,000 $165,000 $157,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 79 49 34.5%
Non-employed 26
Total graduates 142

Salaries by state for 2015 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Washington, D.C. - 29 20.4% $63,000 $85,000 $160,000 $101,588
Outside of Washington, D.C.
or unknown
- 38 26.8% $43,882 $50,000 $70,000 $60,251
Employed 1166747.2% $46,006$60,000$100,000$78,143
Non-employed 26
Total graduates 142
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