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Lewis and Clark College
Private school
Portland, OR

Graduate salaries for Lewis and Clark College

Total 2017 graduates: 183

  • 42.6% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 21.3% of this school's 2017 graduates made $60,000 or more.

Median salary: $58,142

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 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported7842.6%$48,000$60,000$80,000$65,957
Employed - No salary reported6636.1%
Non-employed3921.3%
Total graduates183100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4826.2%$55,000$67,500$95,000$75,917
Private sector - no salary reported5027.3%
Public sector - salary reported30 16.4% $38,000$49,000$57,000 $50,021
Public sector - no salary reported158.2%
Unknown sector10.5%
Non-employed3921.3%
Total graduates183100%

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 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 1077138.8% $48,000$60,000$80,000$66,493
J.D. advantage 2252.7% $40,000$65,000$65,000$54,320
Professional 9-0 ----
Non-professional 3-0 ----
Employed 1447842.6% $48,000$60,000$80,000$65,957
Non-employed 39
Total Graduates 183

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 73 40 21.9% $53,500 $74,500 $95,000 $76,375
Law firm: Bar passage required 61 40 21.9% $53,500 $74,500 $95,000 $76,375
Law firm: Other 1200%
Business & industry 25 8 4.4% $62,000 $65,000 $85,000 $73,625
Government 18 8 4.4% $54,000 $62,500 $71,000 $62,875
Government: Bar passage required 12 7 3.8% $55,000 $65,000 $72,000 $65,143
Government: Other 610.5%
Public interest 8 7 3.8% $38,000 $48,000 $55,000 $46,657
Public interest: Bar passage required 9 6 3.3% $45,000 $50,000 $55,000 $49,167
Clerkship 16 13 7.1% $36,000 $47,592 $50,000 $44,694
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 13 11 6% $35,256 $37,000 $48,000 $41,365
Local/other 1 0 - - - -
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 1447842.6% $48,000$60,000$80,000$65,957
Non-employed 39
Total graduates 183

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 73 40 21.9% $53,500$74,500$95,000$76,375
Solo 4
2-10 attorneys 35 15 8.2% $45,000 $52,000 $60,000 $55,733
11-25 attorneys 13 8 4.4% $55,000 $60,000 $90,000 $69,750
26-50 attorneys 8 7 3.8% $60,000 $80,000 $80,000 $73,143
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 6 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 71 38 20.8%
Non-employed 39
Total graduates 183

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Oregon - 62 33.9% $50,000 $60,000 $80,000 $66,942
Outside of Oregon
or unknown
- 16 8.7% $47,592 $55,000 $67,500 $62,137
Employed 1447842.6% $48,000$60,000$80,000$65,957
Non-employed 39
Total graduates 183
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