Total 2018 graduates: 110

66.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 33.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $52,500 or more.

Median salary: $46,087

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 reported	73	66.4%	$43,000	$52,500	$63,000	$57,104
Employed - No salary reported	9	8.2%
Non-employed	28	25.5%
Total graduates	110	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	52	47.3%	$42,000	$55,000	$64,400	$58,294
Private sector - no salary reported	4	3.6%
Public sector - salary reported	20	18.2%	$50,000	$52,500	$58,955	$54,615
Public sector - no salary reported	4	3.6%
Unknown sector	2	1.8%
Non-employed	28	25.5%
Total graduates	110	100%

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	66	61	55.5%	$45,000	$55,000	$65,000	$59,859
J.D. advantage	14	11	10%	$30,000	$43,000	$52,500	$45,020
Professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	82	73	66.4%	$43,000	$52,500	$63,000	$57,104
Non-employed	28
Total Graduates	110

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	51	47	42.7%	$42,000	$55,000	$65,000	$58,947
Law firm: Bar passage required	43	41	37.3%	$45,000	$55,000	$65,000	$62,280
Law firm: Bar passage required	7	6	5.5%	$30,000	$34,500	$40,000	$36,167
Law firm: Other	1	0	0%
Business & industry	5	5	4.5%	$42,000	$43,000	$63,800	$52,160
Government	19	16	14.5%	$50,000	$54,950	$62,000	$56,363
Government: Bar passage required	14	14	12.7%	$50,000	$54,950	$59,000	$55,921
Government: Other	5	2	1.8%
Public interest	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	4	0		-	-	-	-
Federal	2	0		-	-	-	-
State	2	0		-	-	-	-
Education	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	82	73	66.4%	$43,000	$52,500	$63,000	$57,104
Non-employed	28
Total graduates	110

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	51	47	42.7%	$42,000	$55,000	$65,000	$58,947
Solo	1
2-10 attorneys	25	24	21.8%	$37,500	$44,500	$57,500	$47,083
11-25 attorneys	9	8	7.3%	$45,000	$50,250	$63,750	$53,750
26-50 attorneys	5	5	4.5%	$55,000	$55,000	$59,000	$57,400
51-100 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	5	5	4.5%	$60,000	$60,000	$63,000	$74,600
251-500 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	31	26	23.6%
Non-employed	28
Total graduates	110

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Illinois	-	38	34.5%	$40,000	$50,750	$60,000	$50,482
Outside of Illinois or unknown	-	35	31.8%	$46,992	$58,910	$68,036	$64,294
Employed	82	73	66.4%	$43,000	$52,500	$63,000	$57,104
Non-employed	28
Total graduates	110

Graduate salaries for Southern Illinois University