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University of the Pacific - McGeorge
Private school
Sacramento, CA

Graduate salaries for University of the Pacific - McGeorge

Total 2018 graduates: 133

  • 48.9% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 24.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $70,000 or more.

Median salary: $63,005

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 reported6548.9%$58,500$70,000$88,000$74,326
Employed - No salary reported3526.3%
Non-employed3324.8%
Total graduates133100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4030.1%$65,000$80,000$95,000$80,430
Private sector - no salary reported2720.3%
Public sector - salary reported25 18.8% $50,000$67,000$68,500 $64,561
Public sector - no salary reported86%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed3324.8%
Total graduates133100%

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 685339.8% $65,000$73,200$90,000$76,835
J.D. advantage 25129% $45,175$52,000$66,500$63,247
Professional 5-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 1006548.9% $58,500$70,000$88,000$74,326
Non-employed 33
Total Graduates 133

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 56 38 28.6% $65,000 $80,000 $91,000 $77,689
Law firm: Bar passage required 45 32 24.1% $71,400 $83,500 $95,000 $83,588
Law firm: Bar passage required 10 6 4.5% $33,280 $47,800 $58,500 $46,230
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 11 - - - - - -
Government 22 15 11.3% $64,500 $67,000 $68,500 $66,723
Government: Bar passage required 16 14 10.5% $64,500 $67,000 $68,500 $66,632
Government: Other 610.8%
Public interest 6 6 4.5% $50,000 $57,500 $60,000 $59,392
Clerkship 3 0 - - - -
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 1 0 - - - -
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 1006548.9% $58,500$70,000$88,000$74,326
Non-employed 33
Total graduates 133

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 56 38 28.6% $65,000$80,000$91,000$77,689
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 30 19 14.3% $50,000 $65,000 $80,000 $64,352
11-25 attorneys 7 5 3.8% $78,000 $88,000 $105,000 $86,900
26-50 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 7
Employed, non-law firm 44 27 20.3%
Non-employed 33
Total graduates 133

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 0 0% - - - -
Outside of California
or unknown
- 0 0% - - - -
Employed 1006548.9% $58,500$70,000$88,000$74,326
Non-employed 33
Total graduates 133
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