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Loyola University Chicago
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Chicago, IL
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Graduate salaries for Loyola University Chicago

Total 2018 graduates: 193

  • 58% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 29% of this school's 2018 graduates made $80,000 or more.

Median salary: $70,136

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 reported11258%$62,500$80,000$127,500$96,504
Employed - No salary reported6433.2%
Non-employed178.8%
Total graduates193100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8644.6%$68,000$85,000$160,000$107,173
Private sector - no salary reported4925.4%
Public sector - salary reported25 13% $50,000$64,000$68,036 $61,983
Public sector - no salary reported168.3%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed178.8%
Total graduates193100%

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 1229247.7% $64,500$83,100$160,000$102,914
J.D. advantage 502010.4% $55,580$68,000$80,000$67,020
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 17611258% $62,500$80,000$127,500$96,504
Non-employed 17
Total Graduates 193

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 91 67 34.7% $68,000 $92,000 $180,000 $115,527
Law firm: Bar passage required 85 65 33.7% $70,000 $99,500 $180,000 $117,872
Law firm: Other 621%
Business & industry 44 19 9.8% $67,000 $80,000 $85,000 $77,714
Business & industry: Bar passage required 8 6 3.1% $70,000 $82,500 $90,000 $87,000
Business & industry: Bar passage required 34 13 6.7% $65,000 $75,000 $80,000 $73,428
Business & industry: Other 200%
Government 28 16 8.3% $61,250 $65,083 $78,103 $66,848
Government: Bar passage required 18 12 6.2% $62,000 $65,083 $78,103 $68,117
Government: Other 1042.1%
Public interest 11 7 3.6% $50,000 $50,000 $55,000 $51,575
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 6 3.1% $50,000 $50,000 $50,023 $51,004
Public interest: Other 410.5%
Clerkship 1 0 - - - -
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 1 0 - - - -
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 17611258% $62,500$80,000$127,500$96,504
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 193

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 91 67 34.7% $68,000$92,000$180,000$115,527
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 28 14 7.3% $50,000 $65,250 $83,200 $72,384
11-25 attorneys 17 12 6.2% $57,478 $63,750 $80,000 $74,913
26-50 attorneys 10 9 4.7% $70,000 $80,000 $92,000 $81,556
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 7 7 3.6% $130,000 $180,000 $190,000 $164,286
501+ attorneys 23 20 10.4% $160,000 $180,000 $187,500 $172,975
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 85 45 23.3%
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 193

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Illinois - 93 48.2% $62,500 $80,000 $160,000 $102,099
Outside of Illinois
or unknown
- 18 9.3% $60,000 $70,000 $83,000 $70,181
Employed 17611258% $62,500$80,000$127,500$96,504
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 193
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