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Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Private school
Saint Paul, MN
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Graduate salaries for Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Total 2015 graduates: 340

  • 67.4% of this school's 2015 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 33.7% of this school's 2015 graduates made $56,000 or more.

Median salary: $57,948

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 2015 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported22967.4%$48,000$56,000$68,115$67,839
Employed - No salary reported6318.5%
Non-employed4814.1%
Total graduates340100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2015 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported14342.1%$50,000$60,000$82,500$78,197
Private sector - no salary reported4814.1%
Public sector - salary reported83 24.4% $46,750$48,380$55,000 $51,412
Public sector - no salary reported123.5%
Unknown sector61.8%
Non-employed4814.1%
Total graduates340100%

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 2015 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 18814642.9% $48,380$54,037$64,000$61,673
J.D. advantage 765917.4% $50,000$60,000$70,000$65,716
Professional 23216.2% $35,000$45,000$70,000$65,716
Non-professional 5-0%
Employed 29222967.4% $48,000$56,000$68,115$67,839
Non-employed 48
Total Graduates 340

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2015 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 99 72 21.2% $45,000 $57,500 $78,750 $65,792
Law firm: Bar passage required 89 68 20% $45,000 $57,500 $83,750 $66,949
Law firm: Other 1041.2%
Business & industry 92 71 20.9% $56,000 $64,000 $86,500 $90,776
Business & industry: Bar passage required 25 11 3.2% $57,500 $86,500 $89,500 $82,364
Business & industry: Bar passage required 50 44 12.9% $57,500 $64,000 $73,000 $72,244
Business & industry: Bar passage required 15 14 4.1% $44,000 $52,500 $142,500 $162,383
Business & industry: Other 220.6%
Government 25 17 5% $45,000 $57,500 $64,418 $56,821
Government: Bar passage required 11 9 2.6% $57,500 $64,418 $70,000 $69,124
Government: Bar passage required 8 5 1.5% $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $46,367
Government: Other 630.9%
Public interest 21 19 5.6% $42,336 $48,000 $57,500 $50,156
Public interest: Bar passage required 15 13 3.8% $45,000 $49,254 $55,650 $51,178
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 6 1.8% $37,500 $46,375 $60,000 $47,942
Clerkship 46 44 12.9% $48,380 $48,380 $53,000 $50,109
Federal 1 -
State 43 41 12.1% $48,380 $48,380 $53,000 $49,854
Local/other 2 -
Education 3 - -
Employed 29222967.4% $48,000$56,000$68,115$67,839
Non-employed 48
Total graduates 340

Law firm salaries by size for 2015 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 99 72 21.2% $45,000$57,500$78,750$65,792
Solo 4
2-10 attorneys 52 40 11.8% $40,000 $50,000 $57,500 $50,625
11-25 attorneys 16 14 4.1% $50,000 $57,500 $65,000 $62,857
26-50 attorneys 6 5 1.5% $85,000 $87,500 $97,500 $91,500
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 8 8 2.4% $110,000 $110,000 $123,500 $116,500
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0%
501+ attorneys 1 - 0%
Size unknown 2
Employed, non-law firm 193 157 46.2%
Non-employed 48
Total graduates 340

Salaries by state for 2015 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Minnesota - 184 54.1% $48,115 $55,825 $68,000 $67,079
Outside of Minnesota
or unknown
- 32 9.4% $45,000 $60,000 $98,500 $77,161
Employed 29222967.4% $48,000$56,000$68,115$67,839
Non-employed 48
Total graduates 340
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