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Louisiana State University
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Baton Rouge, LA
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Graduate salaries for Louisiana State University

Total 2018 graduates: 164

  • 52.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 26.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $60,210 or more.

Median salary: $53,080

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 reported8652.4%$45,000$60,210$85,000$68,914
Employed - No salary reported6338.4%
Non-employed159.1%
Total graduates164100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5634.1%$58,500$73,500$96,500$79,550
Private sector - no salary reported4728.7%
Public sector - salary reported30 18.3% $40,000$45,000$60,210 $49,060
Public sector - no salary reported169.8%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed159.1%
Total graduates164100%

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 1337948.2% $45,000$60,210$85,000$69,998
J.D. advantage 963.7% $49,000$59,250$70,000$61,625
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 3-0 ----
Employed 1498652.4% $45,000$60,210$85,000$68,914
Non-employed 15
Total Graduates 164

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 85 53 32.3% $58,000 $75,000 $97,000 $80,119
Law firm: Bar passage required 84 52 31.7% $59,000 $75,000 $98,500 $81,140
Law firm: Other 110.6%
Business & industry 18 - - - - - -
Government 9 - - - - - -
Public interest 7 5 3% $41,650 $42,000 $42,500 $41,730
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 5 3% $41,650 $42,000 $42,500 $41,730
Clerkship 27 20 12.2% $38,500 $48,000 $60,210 $48,295
Federal 10 8 4.9% $60,105 $60,210 $60,605 $59,488
State 17 12 7.3% $37,000 $39,500 $42,500 $40,833
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 1498652.4% $45,000$60,210$85,000$68,914
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 164

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 85 53 32.3% $58,000$75,000$97,000$80,119
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 39 23 14% $45,000 $57,800 $67,500 $56,513
11-25 attorneys 8 5 3% $80,000 $85,000 $97,000 $88,200
26-50 attorneys 13 10 6.1% $70,000 $94,500 $100,000 $85,500
51-100 attorneys 7 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 7 6 3.7% $75,000 $105,000 $110,000 $95,833
501+ attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 64 33 20.1%
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 164

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Louisiana - 69 42.1% $45,000 $60,210 $80,000 $66,011
Outside of Louisiana
or unknown
- 17 10.4% $49,000 $59,500 $88,000 $80,695
Employed 1498652.4% $45,000$60,210$85,000$68,914
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 164
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