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University of California - Hastings
Public school
San Francisco, CA

Graduate salaries for University of California - Hastings

Total 2018 graduates: 277

  • 65.7% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 32.9% of this school's 2018 graduates made $85,000 or more.

Median salary: $76,460

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 reported18265.7%$68,169$85,000$150,000$102,776
Employed - No salary reported5419.5%
Non-employed4114.8%
Total graduates277100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported12645.5%$82,000$110,000$180,000$122,192
Private sector - no salary reported3713.4%
Public sector - salary reported56 20.2% $40,000$61,000$73,086 $59,089
Public sector - no salary reported176.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed4114.8%
Total graduates277100%

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 18415355.2% $70,000$90,000$180,000$108,893
J.D. advantage 322810.1% $44,997$79,500$82,500$69,805
Professional 6-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 23618265.7% $68,169$85,000$150,000$102,776
Non-employed 41
Total Graduates 277

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 122 95 34.3% $85,000 $140,000 $180,000 $132,760
Law firm: Bar passage required 117 95 34.3% $85,000 $140,000 $180,000 $132,760
Law firm: Other 500%
Business & industry 41 31 11.2% $80,000 $85,000 $100,000 $89,806
Business & industry: Bar passage required 17 13 4.7% $82,000 $95,000 $110,000 $99,385
Business & industry: Bar passage required 17 17 6.1% $80,000 $80,000 $85,000 $82,471
Business & industry: Other 710.4%
Government 36 18 6.5% $54,340 $70,607 $77,000 $68,536
Government: Bar passage required 20 13 4.7% $67,000 $75,000 $81,993 $75,239
Government: Bar passage required 6 5 1.8% $40,000 $49,993 $54,340 $51,109
Government: Other 1000%
Public interest 17 22 7.9% $40,000 $40,000 $59,000 $47,250
Public interest: Bar passage required 22 17 6.1% $40,000 $40,000 $59,000 $47,971
Public interest: Bar passage required 5 5 1.8% $39,000 $40,000 $40,000 $44,800
Clerkship 15 13 4.7% $57,200 $68,169 $75,000 $64,064
Federal 9 8 2.9% $66,090 $69,140 $75,000 $66,933
State 6 0 - - - -
Education 5 - - - - - -
Employed 23618265.7% $68,169$85,000$150,000$102,776
Non-employed 41
Total graduates 277

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 122 95 34.3% $85,000$140,000$180,000$132,760
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 30 17 6.1% $60,000 $72,000 $92,000 $80,824
11-25 attorneys 16 12 4.3% $77,500 $96,750 $110,000 $96,125
26-50 attorneys 14 12 4.3% $74,000 $87,500 $100,500 $91,642
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 6 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 49 46 16.6% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $173,043
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 114 87 31.4%
Non-employed 41
Total graduates 277

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 164 59.2% $70,000 $87,500 $172,500 $106,415
Outside of California
or unknown
- 18 6.5% $60,000 $69,085 $75,000 $69,621
Employed 23618265.7% $68,169$85,000$150,000$102,776
Non-employed 41
Total graduates 277
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