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Ohio State University
Public school
Columbus, OH

Graduate salaries for Ohio State University

Total 2018 graduates: 168

  • 73.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 36.9% of this school's 2018 graduates made $70,000 or more.

Median salary: $66,512

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 reported12473.8%$55,000$70,000$12,000$88,141
Employed - No salary reported3621.4%
Non-employed84.8%
Total graduates168100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8751.8%$68,000$100,000$120,000$102,275
Private sector - no salary reported2514.9%
Public sector - salary reported37 22% $50,000$53,000$62,000 $54,908
Public sector - no salary reported116.5%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed84.8%
Total graduates168100%

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 13511467.9% $56,000$72,000$120,000$89,911
J.D. advantage 17106% $45,000$64,000$72,500$67,968
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 16012473.8% $55,000$70,000$12,000$88,141
Non-employed 8
Total Graduates 168

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 84 66 39.3% $75,000 $115,000 $145,000 $113,402
Law firm: Bar passage required 83 66 39.3% $75,000 $115,000 $145,000 $113,402
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 28 21 12.5% $48,000 $65,000 $75,000 $67,305
Business & industry: Bar passage required 17 16 9.5% $45,760 $65,000 $71,300 $62,088
Business & industry: Bar passage required 10 5 3% $70,000 $72,500 $99,500 $84,000
Business & industry: Other 100%
Government 22 16 9.5% $50,000 $53,987 $57,700 $54,630
Government: Bar passage required 20 15 8.9% $50,000 $54,974 $57,700 $55,272
Government: Other 210.6%
Public interest 11 10 6% $49,000 $51,000 $60,000 $54,700
Public interest: Bar passage required 9 8 4.8% $49,000 $49,500 $53,500 $52,375
Public interest: Other 221.2%
Clerkship 9 7 4.2% $52,329 $62,000 $63,128 $58,780
Federal 6 5 3% $62,000 $63,000 $63,128 $61,291
State 3 0 - - - -
Education 6 - - - - - -
Employed 16012473.8% $55,000$70,000$12,000$88,141
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 168

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 84 66 39.3% $75,000$115,000$145,000$113,402
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 16 - 0 - - - -
11-25 attorneys 15 12 7.1% $62,000 $70,000 $77,500 $69,833
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 7 6 3.6% $75,000 $77,500 $80,000 $83,167
101-250 attorneys 12 12 7.1% $112,500 $120,000 $120,000 $116,458
251-500 attorneys 11 11 6.5% $115,000 $120,000 $180,000 $134,545
501+ attorneys 19 17 10.1% $145,000 $160,000 $180,000 $158,824
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 76 58 34.5%
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 168

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Ohio - 97 57.7% $52,329 $70,000 $115,000 $83,201
Outside of Ohio
or unknown
- 26 15.5% $62,000 $70,750 $180,000 $104,962
Employed 16012473.8% $55,000$70,000$12,000$88,141
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 168
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