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Golden Gate University
Private school
San Francisco, CA

Graduate salaries for Golden Gate University

Total 2016 graduates: 112

  • 8% of this school's 2016 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 4% of this school's 2016 graduates made $52,329 or more.

Median salary: $55,813

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 2016 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported98%$40,000$52,329$65,000$55,833
Employed - No salary reported7466.1%
Non-employed2925.9%
Total graduates112100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2016 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported54.5%$60,000$65,000$68,250$68,634
Private sector - no salary reported5145.5%
Public sector - unknown salary situation2724.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed2925.9%
Total graduates112100%

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 2016 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 3754.5% $40,000$52,329$60,000$50,466
J.D. advantage 23-0%
Professional 13-0%
Non-professional 4-0%
Employed 8398% $40,000$52,329$65,000$55,833
Non-employed 29
Total Graduates 112

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2016 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 35 - -
Business & industry 21 - -
Government 9 - -
Public interest 14 - -
Clerkship 1 -
Federal 0 -
State 1 -
Education 3 - -
Employed 8398% $40,000$52,329$65,000$55,833
Non-employed 29
Total graduates 112

Law firm salaries by size for 2016 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 35 - -
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 7 - 0%
11-25 attorneys 3 - 0%
26-50 attorneys 0 - 0%
51-100 attorneys 0 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 0 - 0%
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0%
501+ attorneys 0 - 0%
Size unknown 24
Employed, non-law firm 48 9 8%
Non-employed 29
Total graduates 112

Salaries by state for 2016 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 8 7.1% $37,500 $54,960 $66,625 $56,271
Outside of California
or unknown
- - 0%
Employed 8398% $40,000$52,329$65,000$55,833
Non-employed 29
Total graduates 112
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