Total 2018 graduates: 114

75.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 37.7% of this school's 2018 graduates made $83,000 or more.

Median salary: $76,998

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	86	75.4%	$66,386	$83,000	$170,000	$107,346
Employed - No salary reported	16	14%
Non-employed	12	10.5%
Total graduates	114	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	59	51.8%	$80,000	$130,000	$180,000	$126,081
Private sector - no salary reported	6	5.3%
Public sector - salary reported	27	23.7%	$60,000	$69,182	$76,505	$66,404
Public sector - no salary reported	10	8.8%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	12	10.5%
Total graduates	114	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	87	82	71.9%	$69,182	$84,000	$180,000	$108,871
J.D. advantage	3	-	0%
Professional	1	-	0%
Non-professional	0	-	0%
Employed	102	86	75.4%	$66,386	$83,000	$170,000	$107,346
Non-employed	12
Total Graduates	114

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	60	55	48.2%	$80,000	$140,000	$180,000	$128,305
Law firm: Bar passage required	60	55	48.2%	$80,000	$140,000	$180,000	$128,305
Business & industry	5	-	-
Government	11	6	5.3%	$62,000	$70,578	$80,283	$68,998
Public interest	16	11	9.6%	$54,165	$70,000	$77,450	$65,920
Public interest: Bar passage required	20	11	9.6%	$54,165	$70,000	$77,450	$65,920
Clerkship	10	10	8.8%	$61,218	$65,693	$69,800	$63,380
Federal	8	8	7%	$62,109	$65,693	$69,491	$65,726
State	2	-
Education	0	-	-
Employed	102	86	75.4%	$66,386	$83,000	$170,000	$107,346
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	114

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	60	55	48.2%	$80,000	$140,000	$180,000	$128,305
Solo	0
2-10 attorneys	13	12	10.5%	$54,000	$73,500	$80,000	$67,500
11-25 attorneys	6	6	5.3%	$83,000	$85,000	$120,000	$98,667
26-50 attorneys	3	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	4	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	3	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	2	-	0%
501+ attorneys	29	28	24.6%	$160,000	$180,000	$180,000	$168,571
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	42	31	27.2%
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	114

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
California	-	72	63.2%	$71,000	$90,000	$180,000	$112,292
Outside of California or unknown	-	14	12.3%	$61,218	$65,693	$85,000	$81,908
Employed	102	86	75.4%	$66,386	$83,000	$170,000	$107,346
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	114

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