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Georgia State University
Public school
Atlanta, GA

Graduate salaries for Georgia State University

Total 2018 graduates: 179

  • 64.2% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 32.1% of this school's 2018 graduates made $80,000 or more.

Median salary: $67,225

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 reported11564.2%$60,000$80,000$105,000$89,480
Employed - No salary reported4625.7%
Non-employed1810.1%
Total graduates179100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8145.3%$70,000$85,000$140,000$100,996
Private sector - no salary reported3519.6%
Public sector - salary reported34 19% $50,000$60,859$75,000 $62,047
Public sector - no salary reported105.6%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1810.1%
Total graduates179100%

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 13310357.5% $60,500$80,000$105,000$90,284
J.D. advantage 1895% $57,000$80,000$86,000$81,278
Professional 6-0 ----
Non-professional 2-0 ----
Employed 16111564.2% $60,000$80,000$105,000$89,480
Non-employed 18
Total Graduates 179

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 95 71 39.7% $70,000 $85,000 $145,000 $101,819
Law firm: Bar passage required 92 70 39.1% $70,000 $87,500 $145,000 $102,131
Law firm: Other 310.6%
Business & industry 21 10 5.6% $65,000 $81,750 $125,000 $95,150
Business & industry: Bar passage required 10 5 2.8% $77,500 $86,000 $120,000 $94,100
Business & industry: Other 1152.8%
Government 28 18 10.1% $56,000 $64,145 $82,027 $67,032
Government: Bar passage required 18 14 7.8% $63,161 $69,645 $82,600 $71,220
Government: Other 1042.2%
Public interest 4 5 2.8% $50,000 $50,000 $53,000 $52,600
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 5 2.8% $50,000 $50,000 $53,000 $52,600
Clerkship 11 11 6.1% $48,000 $60,000 $64,290 $58,184
Federal 6 6 3.4% $60,000 $60,859 $64,290 $61,785
State 5 5 2.8% $42,200 $48,000 $51,276 $53,863
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 16111564.2% $60,000$80,000$105,000$89,480
Non-employed 18
Total graduates 179

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 95 71 39.7% $70,000$85,000$145,000$101,819
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 39 24 13.4% $60,000 $73,500 $83,450 $76,340
11-25 attorneys 10 9 5% $68,000 $80,000 $90,000 $80,889
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 7 6 3.4% $75,000 $82,500 $100,000 $94,167
101-250 attorneys 10 9 5% $97,000 $100,000 $145,000 $113,778
251-500 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 20 16 8.9% $142,500 $155,000 $162,500 $146,875
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 66 44 24.6%
Non-employed 18
Total graduates 179

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Georgia - 104 58.1% $60,000 $75,000 $102,000 $88,314
Outside of Georgia
or unknown
- 11 6.1% $75,000 $82,600 $155,000 $100,512
Employed 16111564.2% $60,000$80,000$105,000$89,480
Non-employed 18
Total graduates 179