Total 2018 graduates: 95

71.6% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 35.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,810 or more.

Median salary: $63,302

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	68	71.6%	$62,004	$65,810	$86,000	$75,467
Employed - No salary reported	15	15.8%
Non-employed	12	12.6%
Total graduates	95	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	29	30.5%	$75,000	$86,000	$92,500	$83,586
Private sector - no salary reported	8	8.4%
Public sector - salary reported	39	41.1%	$62,004	$62,004	$65,000	$69,429
Public sector - no salary reported	6	6.3%
Unknown sector	1	1.1%
Non-employed	12	12.6%
Total graduates	95	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	62	57	60%	$62,004	$68,000	$86,000	$75,090
J.D. advantage	17	10	10.5%	$58,000	$63,000	$66,620	$74,162
Professional	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	83	68	71.6%	$62,004	$65,810	$86,000	$75,467
Non-employed	12
Total Graduates	95

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	30	27	28.4%	$75,000	$86,000	$92,500	$83,370
Law firm: Bar passage required	29	27	28.4%	$75,000	$86,000	$92,500	$83,370
Law firm: Other	1	0	0%
Business & industry	7	-	-	-	-	-	-
Government	18	13	13.7%	$63,000	$70,000	$110,000	$82,986
Government: Bar passage required	8	6	6.3%	$70,000	$87,100	$110,000	$86,033
Government: Bar passage required	8	6	6.3%	$58,000	$63,000	$66,620	$75,437
Government: Other	2	1	1.1%
Public interest	5	5	5.3%	$58,000	$64,000	$65,000	$62,400
Clerkship	22	21	22.1%	$62,004	$62,004	$64,476	$62,710
Federal	0	0		-	-	-	-
State	22	21	22.1%	$62,004	$62,004	$64,476	$62,710
Education	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	83	68	71.6%	$62,004	$65,810	$86,000	$75,467
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	95

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	30	27	28.4%	$75,000	$86,000	$92,500	$83,370
Solo	0
2-10 attorneys	11	8	8.4%	$62,500	$69,000	$83,000	$69,875
11-25 attorneys	8	9	9.5%	$75,000	$84,000	$90,000	$85,556
26-50 attorneys	7	6	6.3%	$86,000	$86,000	$98,000	$90,333
51-100 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	53	41	43.2%
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	95

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Hawaii	-	65	68.4%	$62,004	$65,000	$86,000	$75,577
Outside of Hawaii or unknown	-	0	0%	-	-	-	-
Employed	83	68	71.6%	$62,004	$65,810	$86,000	$75,467
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	95

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