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New York Law School
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New York, NY
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Graduate salaries for New York Law School

Total 2017 graduates: 241

  • 40.7% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 20.3% of this school's 2017 graduates made $70,000 or more.

Median salary: $70,596

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 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported9840.7%$60,000$70,000$135,000$97,472
Employed - No salary reported11346.9%
Non-employed3012.4%
Total graduates241100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5924.5%$70,000$100,000$180,000$118,388
Private sector - no salary reported9639.8%
Public sector - salary reported39 16.2% $55,000$61,000$68,900 $65,830
Public sector - no salary reported177.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed3012.4%
Total graduates241100%

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 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 1307531.1% $60,000$69,000$180,000$98,050
J.D. advantage 68218.7% $70,000$90,000$120,000$93,357
Professional 7-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 2119840.7% $60,000$70,000$135,000$97,472
Non-employed 30
Total Graduates 241

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 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 95 43 17.8% $70,000 $118,000 $180,000 $124,219
Law firm: Bar passage required 81 40 16.6% $70,000 $180,000 $180,000 $128,985
Law firm: Other 1431.2%
Business & industry 60 16 6.6% $70,000 $100,000 $130,000 $102,719
Business & industry: Bar passage required 46 13 5.4% $70,000 $100,000 $120,000 $100,654
Business & industry: Other 1431.2%
Government 31 26 10.8% $61,000 $65,000 $69,000 $72,173
Government: Bar passage required 24 20 8.3% $60,000 $61,400 $68,248 $62,825
Government: Bar passage required 6 5 2.1% $70,000 $80,000 $127,000 $94,000
Government: Other 110.4%
Public interest 7 - - - - - -
Clerkship 13 9 3.7% $48,599 $49,965 $50,000 $49,954
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 12 9 3.7% $48,599 $48,965 $50,000 $49,654
Education 5 - - - - - -
Employed 2119840.7% $60,000$70,000$135,000$97,472
Non-employed 30
Total graduates 241

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 95 43 17.8% $70,000$118,000$180,000$124,219
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 44 8 3.3% $50,500 $62,500 $70,000 $59,750
11-25 attorneys 10 5 2.1% $62,400 $70,000 $70,000 $68,480
26-50 attorneys 7 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 19 17 7.1% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $180,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 116 55 22.8%
Non-employed 30
Total graduates 241

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
New York - 83 34.4% $62,400 $80,000 $180,000 $105,173
Outside of New York
or unknown
- 15 6.2% $48,000 $49,000 $60,000 $54,859
Employed 2119840.7% $60,000$70,000$135,000$97,472
Non-employed 30
Total graduates 241
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