Total 2018 graduates: 131

41.2% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 20.6% of this school's 2018 graduates made $50,000 or more.

Median salary: $45,826

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	54	41.2%	$43,000	$50,000	$71,000	$61,389
Employed - No salary reported	36	27.5%
Non-employed	41	31.3%
Total graduates	131	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	27	20.6%	$50,000	$60,000	$90,000	$70,744
Private sector - no salary reported	26	19.8%
Public sector - salary reported	27	20.6%	$41,000	$47,500	$60,000	$52,033
Public sector - no salary reported	10	7.6%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	41	31.3%
Total graduates	131	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	54	35	26.7%	$45,000	$50,000	$60,000	$57,757
J.D. advantage	19	9	6.9%	$41,600	$60,000	$72,000	$60,844
Professional	11	9	6.9%	$49,000	$70,000	$88,000	$79,556
Non-professional	6	-	0%
Employed	90	54	41.2%	$43,000	$50,000	$71,000	$61,389
Non-employed	41
Total Graduates	131

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	39	20	15.3%	$50,000	$53,500	$68,000	$62,250
Law firm: Bar passage required	32	17	13%	$50,000	$55,000	$70,000	$64,412
Law firm: Other	7	3	2.3%
Business & industry	14	7	5.3%	$60,000	$90,000	$108,000	$95,014
Government	24	15	11.5%	$41,000	$50,000	$70,000	$53,759
Government: Bar passage required	15	10	7.6%	$41,000	$45,250	$50,000	$45,550
Government: Other	9	5	3.8%
Public interest	5	7	5.3%	$40,000	$46,000	$50,000	$45,357
Public interest: Bar passage required	5	5	3.8%	$46,000	$47,500	$50,000	$48,700
Clerkship	1	-
Federal	0	-
State	1	-
Education	7	-	-
Employed	90	54	41.2%	$43,000	$50,000	$71,000	$61,389
Non-employed	41
Total graduates	131

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	39	20	15.3%	$50,000	$53,500	$68,000	$62,250
Solo	5
2-10 attorneys	25	15	11.5%	$49,000	$50,000	$60,000	$50,667
11-25 attorneys	3	-	0%
26-50 attorneys	3	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	2	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	0	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0%
501+ attorneys	1	-	0%
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	51	34	26%
Non-employed	41
Total graduates	131

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Florida	-	47	35.9%	$43,000	$50,000	$70,000	$58,436
Outside of Florida or unknown	-	7	5.3%	$50,000	$71,000	$92,500	$81,214
Employed	90	54	41.2%	$43,000	$50,000	$71,000	$61,389
Non-employed	41
Total graduates	131

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