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George Mason University
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Arlington, VA
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Graduate salaries for George Mason University

Total 2018 graduates: 137

  • 65% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 32.5% of this school's 2018 graduates made $70,000 or more.

Median salary: $73,870

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 reported8965%$53,630$70,000$131,692$94,037
Employed - No salary reported4029.2%
Non-employed85.8%
Total graduates137100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3928.5%$75,000$140,000$180,000$128,423
Private sector - no salary reported2921.2%
Public sector - salary reported50 36.5% $57,981$60,500$69,500 $67,215
Public sector - no salary reported118%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed85.8%
Total graduates137100%

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 917353.3% $57,981$68,000$150,000$94,464
J.D. advantage 24139.5% $70,000$80,000$86,182$84,570
Professional 5-0%
Non-professional 2-0%
Employed 1298965% $53,630$70,000$131,692$94,037
Non-employed 8
Total Graduates 137

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 46 29 21.2% $102,000 $180,000 $180,000 $142,914
Law firm: Bar passage required 43 29 21.2% $102,000 $180,000 $180,000 $142,914
Law firm: Other 300%
Business & industry 22 10 7.3% $70,000 $82,500 $90,000 $86,400
Business & industry: Bar passage required 15 7 5.1% $70,000 $75,000 $85,000 $80,571
Business & industry: Other 732.2%
Government 23 21 15.3% $61,218 $69,581 $82,000 $81,290
Government: Bar passage required 17 15 10.9% $60,000 $68,000 $75,000 $70,578
Government: Bar passage required 5 5 3.6% $52,000 $86,182 $110,000 $94,883
Government: Other 110.7%
Public interest 9 7 5.1% $40,000 $44,825 $55,000 $46,975
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 6 4.4% $40,000 $42,413 $48,000 $44,638
Public interest: Other 210.7%
Clerkship 24 21 15.3% $57,981 $58,630 $61,218 $59,279
Federal 9 7 5.1% $60,000 $63,000 $67,638 $63,765
State 15 14 10.2% $57,981 $57,981 $58,630 $57,036
Education 5 - -
Employed 1298965% $53,630$70,000$131,692$94,037
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 137

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 46 29 21.2% $102,000$180,000$180,000$142,914
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 16 5 3.6% $58,000 $65,000 $72,500 $66,100
11-25 attorneys 5 - 0%
26-50 attorneys 3 - 0%
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 5 5 3.6% $150,000 $155,000 $160,000 $144,000
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0%
501+ attorneys 14 14 10.2% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $172,286
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 83 60 43.8%
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 137

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Virginia - 38 27.7% $57,981 $64,000 $90,000 $81,615
Outside of Virginia
or unknown
- 51 37.2% $60,000 $72,000 $174,000 $103,292
Employed 1298965% $53,630$70,000$131,692$94,037
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 137
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