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Southern Illinois University
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Carbondale, IL
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Graduate salaries for Southern Illinois University

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 reported7366.4%$43,000$52,500$63,000$57,104
Employed - No salary reported98.2%
Non-employed2825.5%
Total graduates110100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5247.3%$42,000$55,000$64,400$58,294
Private sector - no salary reported43.6%
Public sector - salary reported20 18.2% $50,000$52,500$58,955 $54,615
Public sector - no salary reported43.6%
Unknown sector21.8%
Non-employed2825.5%
Total graduates110100%

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 666155.5% $45,000$55,000$65,000$59,859
J.D. advantage 141110% $30,000$43,000$52,500$45,020
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 827366.4% $43,000$52,500$63,000$57,104
Non-employed 28
Total Graduates 110

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
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 100%
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 521.8%
Public interest 0 - - - - - -
Clerkship 4 0 - - - -
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 2 0 - - - -
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 827366.4% $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 827366.4% $43,000$52,500$63,000$57,104
Non-employed 28
Total graduates 110
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