Total 2018 graduates: 69

63.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 31.9% of this school's 2018 graduates made $54,000 or more.

Median salary: $50,922

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	63.8%	$47,500	$54,000	$59,000	$56,097
Employed - No salary reported	14	20.3%
Non-employed	11	15.9%
Total graduates	69	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	29%	$50,000	$55,000	$59,000	$60,875
Private sector - no salary reported	10	14.5%
Public sector - salary reported	24	34.8%	$45,000	$48,000	$58,500	$52,115
Public sector - no salary reported	4	5.8%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	11	15.9%
Total graduates	69	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	55	43	62.3%	$47,500	$53,000	$58,000	$55,774
J.D. advantage	2	-	0%
Professional	1	-	0%
Non-professional	0	-	0%
Employed	58	44	63.8%	$47,500	$54,000	$59,000	$56,097
Non-employed	11
Total Graduates	69

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	28	19	27.5%	$50,000	$55,000	$58,000	$58,816
Law firm: Bar passage required	26	18	26.1%	$50,000	$55,000	$55,000	$58,194
Law firm: Other	2	1	1.4%
Business & industry	2	-	-
Government	6	-	-
Public interest	1	6	8.7%	$56,243	$56,512	$57,000	$56,378
Public interest: Bar passage required	6	6	8.7%	$56,243	$56,512	$57,000	$56,378
Clerkship	21	17	24.6%	$44,000	$47,500	$53,000	$49,500
Federal	6	5	7.2%	$60,000	$60,000	$62,000	$59,800
State	15	12	17.4%	$43,000	$45,000	$47,750	$45,208
Education	0	-	-
Employed	58	44	63.8%	$47,500	$54,000	$59,000	$56,097
Non-employed	11
Total graduates	69

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	28	19	27.5%	$50,000	$55,000	$58,000	$58,816
Solo	3
2-10 attorneys	18	12	17.4%	$50,000	$52,500	$55,000	$55,292
11-25 attorneys	5	5	7.2%	$51,000	$55,000	$55,000	$51,800
26-50 attorneys	0	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	0	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	1	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	1	-	0%
501+ attorneys	0	-	0%
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	30	25	36.2%
Non-employed	11
Total graduates	69

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Montana	-	38	55.1%	$47,000	$50,500	$56,243	$53,375
Outside of Montana or unknown	-	6	8.7%	$60,000	$67,000	$71,000	$73,333
Employed	58	44	63.8%	$47,500	$54,000	$59,000	$56,097
Non-employed	11
Total graduates	69

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