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Loyola Marymount University
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Los Angeles, CA
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Graduate salaries for Loyola Marymount University

Total 2018 graduates: 280

  • 66.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 33.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $79,748 or more.

Median salary: $72,564

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 reported18666.4%$65,000$79,748$100,000$93,932
Employed - No salary reported6723.9%
Non-employed279.6%
Total graduates280100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported16458.6%$70,000$80,000$120,000$97,960
Private sector - no salary reported5820.7%
Public sector - salary reported22 7.9% $50,400$64,500$75,000 $63,908
Public sector - no salary reported93.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed279.6%
Total graduates280100%

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 21616659.3% $65,000$80,000$100,000$94,053
J.D. advantage 28196.8% $58,000$76,000$105,000$92,821
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 4-0 ----
Employed 25318666.4% $65,000$79,748$100,000$93,932
Non-employed 27
Total Graduates 280

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 185 136 48.6% $70,000 $80,000 $132,500 $99,876
Law firm: Bar passage required 178 134 47.9% $70,000 $80,950 $135,000 $100,668
Law firm: Other 720.7%
Business & industry 37 28 10% $67,500 $77,000 $96,000 $88,650
Business & industry: Bar passage required 12 10 3.6% $65,000 $75,000 $80,000 $71,720
Business & industry: Bar passage required 20 17 6.1% $70,000 $78,000 $105,000 $98,235
Business & industry: Other 510.4%
Government 17 12 4.3% $53,000 $64,500 $82,000 $66,582
Government: Bar passage required 14 12 4.3% $53,000 $64,500 $82,000 $66,582
Government: Other 300%
Public interest 7 5 1.8% $45,000 $50,000 $58,000 $54,901
Public interest: Bar passage required 9 5 1.8% $45,000 $50,000 $58,000 $54,901
Clerkship 5 0 - - - -
Federal 4 0 - - - -
State 1 0 - - - -
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 25318666.4% $65,000$79,748$100,000$93,932
Non-employed 27
Total graduates 280

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 185 136 48.6% $70,000$80,000$132,500$99,876
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 76 43 15.4% $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $70,500
11-25 attorneys 31 24 8.6% $65,780 $75,000 $82,500 $76,378
26-50 attorneys 17 16 5.7% $75,000 $80,000 $97,500 $88,538
51-100 attorneys 16 13 4.6% $75,000 $75,000 $95,000 $81,692
101-250 attorneys 9 7 2.5% $90,000 $145,000 $160,000 $133,571
251-500 attorneys 6 6 2.1% $105,000 $135,000 $160,000 $134,167
501+ attorneys 29 27 9.6% $160,000 $180,000 $180,000 $166,667
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 68 50 17.9%
Non-employed 27
Total graduates 280

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 178 63.6% $65,000 $80,000 $105,000 $95,341
Outside of California
or unknown
- 8 2.9% $58,750 $65,000 $73,100 $62,588
Employed 25318666.4% $65,000$79,748$100,000$93,932
Non-employed 27
Total graduates 280
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