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Seattle University
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Seattle, WA
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Graduate salaries for Seattle University

Total 2017 graduates: 228

  • 56.6% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 28.3% of this school's 2017 graduates made $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $62,856

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 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported12956.6%$55,000$65,000$85,000$78,789
Employed - No salary reported6026.3%
Non-employed3917.1%
Total graduates228100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8537.3%$60,000$72,500$115,000$88,335
Private sector - no salary reported4318.9%
Public sector - salary reported44 19.3% $50,248$57,000$64,000 $60,348
Public sector - no salary reported177.5%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed3917.1%
Total graduates228100%

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 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 14411048.2% $55,000$64,000$85,000$78,155
J.D. advantage 32187.9% $63,250$73,500$90,000$84,042
Professional 9-0 ----
Non-professional 3-0 ----
Employed 18912956.6% $55,000$65,000$85,000$78,789
Non-employed 39
Total Graduates 228

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 graduates

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Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 92 70 30.7% $57,000 $71,250 $100,000 $86,096
Law firm: Bar passage required 88 68 29.8% $59,000 $72,000 $107,500 $87,525
Law firm: Other 420.9%
Business & industry 36 15 6.6% $72,000 $85,000 $140,000 $98,783
Business & industry: Bar passage required 8 5 2.2% $72,000 $85,000 $115,000 $96,400
Business & industry: Bar passage required 19 10 4.4% $72,000 $87,500 $140,000 $99,975
Business & industry: Other 900%
Government 30 19 8.3% $55,000 $63,629 $65,000 $66,269
Government: Bar passage required 19 15 6.6% $61,000 $63,629 $64,000 $63,740
Government: Other 1141.8%
Public interest 17 17 7.5% $50,000 $55,000 $65,000 $57,701
Public interest: Bar passage required 19 14 6.1% $50,000 $53,500 $64,000 $56,566
Clerkship 11 8 3.5% $50,000 $50,998 $54,639 $51,909
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 11 7 3.1% $50,000 $50,496 $56,000 $51,714
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 18912956.6% $55,000$65,000$85,000$78,789
Non-employed 39
Total graduates 228

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 92 70 30.7% $57,000$71,250$100,000$86,096
Solo 3
2-10 attorneys 49 36 15.8% $53,000 $60,000 $67,500 $60,889
11-25 attorneys 13 10 4.4% $70,000 $72,250 $80,000 $73,070
26-50 attorneys 8 8 3.5% $74,000 $87,500 $103,500 $86,250
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 11 9 3.9% $142,500 $150,000 $165,000 $159,111
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 97 59 25.9%
Non-employed 39
Total graduates 228

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Washington - 117 51.3% $55,000 $65,000 $90,000 $79,568
Outside of Washington
or unknown
- 12 5.3% $49,000 $62,625 $73,500 $71,188
Employed 18912956.6% $55,000$65,000$85,000$78,789
Non-employed 39
Total graduates 228
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