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Seton Hall University
Private school
Newark, NJ
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Graduate salaries for Seton Hall University

Total 2018 graduates: 158

  • 91.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 45.9% of this school's 2018 graduates made $59,875 or more.

Median salary: $66,781

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 reported14591.8%$50,562$59,875$90,000$87,286
Employed - No salary reported106.3%
Non-employed31.9%
Total graduates158100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4629.1%$90,000$170,000$190,000$150,987
Private sector - no salary reported74.4%
Public sector - salary reported99 62.7% $50,562$50,562$59,875 $57,687
Public sector - no salary reported31.9%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed31.9%
Total graduates158100%

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 14213686.1% $50,562$57,318$87,500$85,044
J.D. advantage 753.2% $82,000$103,200$170,000$128,440
Professional 3-0 ----
Non-professional 3-0 ----
Employed 15514591.8% $50,562$59,875$90,000$87,286
Non-employed 3
Total Graduates 158

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 42 38 24.1% $110,000 $170,000 $190,000 $152,237
Law firm: Bar passage required 42 38 24.1% $110,000 $170,000 $190,000 $152,237
Business & industry 11 8 5.1% $81,000 $94,200 $215,500 $145,050
Government 9 8 5.1% $61,513 $71,000 $121,150 $95,611
Government: Bar passage required 5 5 3.2% $60,000 $70,000 $72,000 $64,773
Government: Other 431.9%
Public interest 1 - - - - - -
Clerkship 92 90 57% $50,562 $50,562 $59,875 $54,124
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 90 88 55.7% $50,562 $50,562 $54,886 $53,763
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 15514591.8% $50,562$59,875$90,000$87,286
Non-employed 3
Total graduates 158

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 42 38 24.1% $110,000$170,000$190,000$152,237
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
11-25 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 5 5 3.2% $90,000 $145,000 $145,000 $129,000
251-500 attorneys 7 7 4.4% $170,000 $170,000 $180,000 $170,000
501+ attorneys 15 15 9.5% $190,000 $190,000 $190,000 $185,667
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 113 107 67.7%
Non-employed 3
Total graduates 158

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
New Jersey - 118 74.7% $50,562 $54,886 $65,580 $71,552
Outside of New Jersey
or unknown
- 27 17.1% $80,000 $190,000 $190,000 $156,048
Employed 15514591.8% $50,562$59,875$90,000$87,286
Non-employed 3
Total graduates 158
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