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Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Public school
Cleveland, OH

Graduate Salaries for Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Total 2018 graduates: 88

  • 51.1% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 25.6% of this school's 2018 graduates made $60,000 or more.

Median salary: $51,273

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 reported4551.1%$50,000$60,000$90,000$73,510
Employed - No salary reported3944.3%
Non-employed44.5%
Total graduates88100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3640.9%$50,000$72,500$120,000$78,167
Private sector - no salary reported3135.2%
Public sector - salary reported9 10.2% $46,750$55,200$60,000 $54,883
Public sector - no salary reported89.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed44.5%
Total graduates88100%

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 683742% $52,000$65,000$12,000$78,296
J.D. advantage 1178% $38,000$50,000$62,000$50,857
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 844551.1% $50,000$60,000$90,000$73,510
Non-employed 4
Total Graduates 88

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 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 53 29 33% $54,000 $75,000 $120,000 $85,448
Law firm: Bar passage required 53 29 33% $54,000 $75,000 $120,000 $85,448
Business & industry 14 7 8% $38,000 $42,500 $51,000 $48,000
Business & industry: Bar passage required 9 6 6.8% $38,000 $46,250 $51,000 $49,000
Business & industry: Other 511.1%
Government 13 7 8% $46,750 $55,000 $56,500 $52,421
Government: Bar passage required 11 6 6.8% $46,750 $50,975 $56,500 $51,992
Government: Other 211.1%
Public interest 3 - - - - - -
Clerkship 1 0 - - - -
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 0 0 - - - -
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 844551.1% $50,000$60,000$90,000$73,510
Non-employed 4
Total graduates 88

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 53 29 33% $54,000$75,000$120,000$85,448
Solo 4
2-10 attorneys 28 11 12.5% $43,000 $52,000 $60,000 $51,273
11-25 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 7 7 8% $90,000 $120,000 $120,000 $110,714
251-500 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 31 16 18.2%
Non-employed 4
Total graduates 88

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Ohio - 45 51.1% $50,000 $60,000 $90,000 $73,510
Outside of Ohio
or unknown
- 0 0% - - - -
Employed 844551.1% $50,000$60,000$90,000$73,510
Non-employed 4
Total graduates 88