Total 2018 graduates: 134

69.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 34.7% of this school's 2018 graduates made $73,840 or more.

Median salary: $70,680

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	93	69.4%	$60,000	$73,840	$80,000	$72,518
Employed - No salary reported	24	17.9%
Non-employed	17	12.7%
Total graduates	134	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	83	61.9%	$60,000	$74,000	$80,000	$72,410
Private sector - no salary reported	23	17.2%
Public sector - salary reported	10	7.5%	$57,264	$70,920	$75,000	$73,410
Public sector - no salary reported	1	0.7%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	17	12.7%
Total graduates	134	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	80	69	51.5%	$60,000	$73,500	$80,000	$71,870
J.D. advantage	33	21	15.7%	$57,264	$72,000	$80,000	$70,529
Professional	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	117	93	69.4%	$60,000	$73,840	$80,000	$72,518
Non-employed	17
Total Graduates	134

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	72	61	45.5%	$60,000	$70,000	$80,000	$70,870
Law firm: Bar passage required	67	58	43.3%	$60,000	$72,750	$80,000	$72,297
Law firm: Other	5	3	2.2%
Business & industry	34	22	16.4%	$63,000	$78,000	$81,000	$76,682
Business & industry: Bar passage required	6	5	3.7%	$55,000	$75,000	$80,000	$71,800
Business & industry: Bar passage required	27	16	11.9%	$64,000	$78,000	$82,500	$77,938
Business & industry: Other	1	1	0.7%
Government	8	7	5.2%	$57,264	$68,000	$75,000	$69,895
Public interest	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	0	0		-	-	-	-
Federal	0	0		-	-	-	-
State	0	0		-	-	-	-
Education	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	117	93	69.4%	$60,000	$73,840	$80,000	$72,518
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	134

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	72	61	45.5%	$60,000	$70,000	$80,000	$70,870
Solo	1
2-10 attorneys	43	35	26.1%	$52,000	$65,000	$75,000	$66,845
11-25 attorneys	8	7	5.2%	$52,000	$73,500	$90,000	$71,857
26-50 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	10	10	7.5%	$52,000	$77,500	$80,000	$69,950
101-250 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	45	32	23.9%
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	134

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
California	-	88	65.7%	$60,000	$74,000	$80,000	$73,047
Outside of California or unknown	-	0	0%	-	-	-	-
Employed	117	93	69.4%	$60,000	$73,840	$80,000	$72,518
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	134

Graduate salaries for Chapman University