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New York University
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New York, NY
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Graduate salaries for New York University

Total 2016 graduates: 485

  • 97.7% of this school's 2016 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 48.9% of this school's 2016 graduates made $180,000 or more.

Median salary: $177,207

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 2016 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported47497.7%$90,000$180,000$180,000$147,266
Employed - No salary reported30.6%
Non-employed81.6%
Total graduates485100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2016 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported36575.3%$180,000$180,000$180,000$174,740
Private sector - no salary reported20.4%
Public sector - salary reported109 22.5% $45,000$58,000$63,525 $55,266
Public sector - no salary reported10.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed81.6%
Total graduates485100%

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 2016 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 43145994.6% $110,000$180,000$180,000$148,648
J.D. advantage 15153.1% $63,000$105,000$125,000$104,962
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 47747497.7% $90,000$180,000$180,000$147,266
Non-employed 8
Total Graduates 485

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2016 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 354 353 72.8% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $176,700
Law firm: Bar passage required 354 353 72.8% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $176,700
Business & industry 13 12 2.5% $95,000 $120,000 $137,500 $117,083
Business & industry: Bar passage required 10 9 1.9% $120,000 $125,000 $150,000 $134,444
Business & industry: Other 330.6%
Government 24 23 4.7% $55,000 $62,000 $66,499 $60,085
Government: Bar passage required 20 20 4.1% $57,500 $63,175 $66,250 $60,526
Government: Other 430.6%
Public interest 56 56 11.5% $40,000 $50,000 $58,000 $50,426
Public interest: Bar passage required 54 53 10.9% $40,000 $50,000 $58,000 $49,639
Public interest: Other 230.6%
Clerkship 28 28 5.8% $53,028 $63,763 $66,940 $61,434
Federal 22 22 4.5% $59,246 $64,650 $66,940 $62,800
State 6 6 1.2% $50,500 $53,028 $64,000 $56,426
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 47747497.7% $90,000$180,000$180,000$147,266
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 485

Law firm salaries by size for 2016 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 354 353 72.8% $180,000$180,000$180,000$176,700
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
11-25 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 6 6 1.2% $140,000 $170,000 $200,000 $165,000
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 13 13 2.7% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $178,077
251-500 attorneys 48 48 9.9% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $178,750
501+ attorneys 278 278 57.3% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $179,568
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 123 121 24.9%
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 485

Salaries by state for 2016 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
New York - 356 73.4% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $158,079
Outside of New York
or unknown
- 118 24.3% $53,435 $80,000 $180,000 $114,642
Employed 47747497.7% $90,000$180,000$180,000$147,266
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 485
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