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University of San Francisco
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San Francisco, CA
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Graduate salaries for University of San Francisco

Total 2018 graduates: 169

  • 38.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 19.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $80,000 or more.

Median salary: $66,240

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 reported6538.5%$65,000$80,000$105,000$94,490
Employed - No salary reported4325.4%
Non-employed6136.1%
Total graduates169100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4828.4%$70,000$82,000$107,500$101,363
Private sector - no salary reported3218.9%
Public sector - salary reported17 10.1% $55,000$65,000$85,000 $75,084
Public sector - no salary reported116.5%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed6136.1%
Total graduates169100%

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 544325.4% $65,000$80,000$110,000$96,265
J.D. advantage 471911.2% $61,000$80,000$105,000$91,257
Professional 5-0%
Non-professional 0-0%
Employed 1086538.5% $65,000$80,000$105,000$94,490
Non-employed 61
Total Graduates 169

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 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 62 39 23.1% $68,000 $80,000 $110,000 $100,138
Law firm: Bar passage required 41 33 19.5% $75,000 $85,000 $110,000 $104,133
Law firm: Bar passage required 21 6 3.6% $45,000 $67,000 $80,000 $78,167
Business & industry 18 9 5.3% $80,000 $88,000 $105,000 $106,667
Business & industry: Bar passage required 14 7 4.1% $80,000 $88,000 $105,000 $110,000
Business & industry: Other 421.2%
Government 17 8 4.7% $63,000 $94,268 $119,000 $91,479
Public interest 9 8 4.7% $51,500 $55,000 $73,500 $61,825
Public interest: Bar passage required 6 6 3.6% $52,000 $55,000 $65,000 $60,000
Public interest: Other 321.2%
Clerkship 2 -
Federal 0 -
State 2 -
Education 0 - -
Employed 1086538.5% $65,000$80,000$105,000$94,490
Non-employed 61
Total graduates 169

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 62 39 23.1% $68,000$80,000$110,000$100,138
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 32 17 10.1% $62,400 $68,000 $76,000 $66,259
11-25 attorneys 7 6 3.6% $80,000 $82,000 $100,000 $85,333
26-50 attorneys 3 - 0%
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 3 - 0%
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0%
501+ attorneys 10 9 5.3% $180,000 $180,000 $190,000 $165,556
Size unknown 1
Employed, non-law firm 46 26 15.4%
Non-employed 61
Total graduates 169

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 61 36.1% $68,000 $80,000 $108,536 $96,981
Outside of California
or unknown
- - 0%
Employed 1086538.5% $65,000$80,000$105,000$94,490
Non-employed 61
Total graduates 169
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