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 reported	45	51.1%	$50,000	$60,000	$90,000	$73,510
Employed - No salary reported	39	44.3%
Non-employed	4	4.5%
Total graduates	88	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	36	40.9%	$50,000	$72,500	$120,000	$78,167
Private sector - no salary reported	31	35.2%
Public sector - salary reported	9	10.2%	$46,750	$55,200	$60,000	$54,883
Public sector - no salary reported	8	9.1%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	4	4.5%
Total graduates	88	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	68	37	42%	$52,000	$65,000	$12,000	$78,296
J.D. advantage	11	7	8%	$38,000	$50,000	$62,000	$50,857
Professional	4	-	0%
Non-professional	1	-	0%
Employed	84	45	51.1%	$50,000	$60,000	$90,000	$73,510
Non-employed	4
Total Graduates	88

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				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	5	1	1.1%
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	2	1	1.1%
Public interest	3	-	-
Clerkship	1	-
Federal	1	-
State	0	-
Education	0	-	-
Employed	84	45	51.1%	$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%
Employed	84	45	51.1%	$50,000	$60,000	$90,000	$73,510
Non-employed	4
Total graduates	88

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