Total 2018 graduates: 75

58.7% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 29.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $54,500 or more.

Median salary: $54,655

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	44	58.7%	$50,693	$54,500	$65,500	$57,457
Employed - No salary reported	19	25.3%
Non-employed	12	16%
Total graduates	75	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	20	26.7%	$47,500	$53,000	$64,250	$55,875
Private sector - no salary reported	12	16%
Public sector - salary reported	24	32%	$51,900	$55,500	$66,000	$58,775
Public sector - no salary reported	6	8%
Unknown sector	1	1.3%
Non-employed	12	16%
Total graduates	75	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	51	36	48%	$50,000	$53,500	$67,000	$57,298
J.D. advantage	8	5	6.7%	$55,000	$60,000	$65,000	$59,600
Professional	3	-	0%
Non-professional	2	-	0%
Employed	63	44	58.7%	$50,693	$54,500	$65,500	$57,457
Non-employed	12
Total Graduates	75

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	27	16	21.3%	$45,000	$52,000	$61,250	$54,156
Law firm: Bar passage required	21	15	20%	$45,000	$52,000	$62,500	$54,300
Law firm: Other	6	1	1.3%
Business & industry	5	-	-
Government	4	-	-
Public interest	2	-	-
Clerkship	20	13	17.3%	$52,800	$54,000	$61,000	$57,046
Federal	5	-
State	15	9	12%	$52,000	$53,000	$54,000	$53,178
Education	4	-	-
Employed	63	44	58.7%	$50,693	$54,500	$65,500	$57,457
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	75

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	27	16	21.3%	$45,000	$52,000	$61,250	$54,156
Solo	3
2-10 attorneys	20	11	14.7%	$45,000	$50,000	$52,000	$48,818
11-25 attorneys	1	-	0%
26-50 attorneys	1	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	2	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	0	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0%
501+ attorneys	0	-	0%
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	36	28	37.3%
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	75

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Maine	-	36	48%	$50,000	$53,000	$62,250	$55,836
Outside of Maine or unknown	-	8	10.7%	$58,000	$63,000	$70,000	$64,750
Employed	63	44	58.7%	$50,693	$54,500	$65,500	$57,457
Non-employed	12
Total graduates	75

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