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Santa Clara University
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Santa Clara, CA
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Graduate salaries for Santa Clara University

Total 2018 graduates: 217

  • 52.1% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 26% of this school's 2018 graduates made $98,000 or more.

Median salary: $79,561

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 reported11352.1%$72,800$98,000$152,000$110,287
Employed - No salary reported6128.1%
Non-employed4319.8%
Total graduates217100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported10146.5%$80,000$100,000$180,000$114,045
Private sector - no salary reported3918%
Public sector - salary reported12 5.5% $60,849$70,400$95,796 $78,658
Public sector - no salary reported2210.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed4319.8%
Total graduates217100%

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 1329342.9% $75,000$105,000$180,000$114,974
J.D. advantage 29188.3% $68,000$85,000$98,000$88,600
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 3-0 ----
Employed 17411352.1% $72,800$98,000$152,000$110,287
Non-employed 43
Total Graduates 217

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 106 79 36.4% $76,000 $105,000 $180,000 $118,570
Law firm: Bar passage required 99 77 35.5% $80,000 $105,000 $180,000 $120,688
Law firm: Other 720.9%
Business & industry 34 22 10.1% $80,000 $88,000 $110,000 $97,795
Business & industry: Bar passage required 11 6 2.8% $86,000 $98,000 $120,000 $99,583
Business & industry: Bar passage required 20 15 6.9% $80,000 $86,000 $110,000 $97,600
Business & industry: Other 310.5%
Government 21 7 3.2% $65,000 $72,800 $114,000 $82,229
Government: Bar passage required 12 5 2.3% $68,000 $72,800 $114,000 $86,760
Government: Other 920.9%
Public interest 5 5 2.3% $60,000 $61,698 $80,000 $73,658
Public interest: Bar passage required 10 5 2.3% $60,000 $61,698 $80,000 $73,658
Clerkship 0 0 - - - -
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 0 0 - - - -
Education 8 - - - - - -
Employed 17411352.1% $72,800$98,000$152,000$110,287
Non-employed 43
Total graduates 217

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 106 79 36.4% $76,000$105,000$180,000$118,570
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 45 27 12.4% $50,000 $70,000 $85,000 $72,889
11-25 attorneys 10 8 3.7% $91,000 $100,000 $115,000 $102,750
26-50 attorneys 7 6 2.8% $65,000 $92,500 $105,000 $88,667
51-100 attorneys 5 5 2.3% $85,000 $105,000 $125,000 $108,600
101-250 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 7 7 3.2% $152,000 $180,000 $180,000 $163,143
501+ attorneys 27 23 10.6% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $175,217
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 68 34 15.7%
Non-employed 43
Total graduates 217

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 107 49.3% $76,000 $100,000 $152,000 $110,891
Outside of California
or unknown
- 5 2.3% $52,000 $65,000 $70,000 $83,400
Employed 17411352.1% $72,800$98,000$152,000$110,287
Non-employed 43
Total graduates 217
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