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University of South Carolina
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Columbia, SC
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Graduate salaries for University of South Carolina

Total 2018 graduates: 191

  • 55% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 27.5% of this school's 2018 graduates made $54,000 or more.

Median salary: $53,450

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 reported10555%$47,639$54,000$64,290$61,118
Employed - No salary reported6634.6%
Non-employed2010.5%
Total graduates191100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4523.6%$55,000$65,000$95,000$75,022
Private sector - no salary reported4423%
Public sector - salary reported60 31.4% $47,639$47,639$56,396 $50,691
Public sector - no salary reported2211.5%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed2010.5%
Total graduates191100%

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 15210152.9% $47,639$54,000$63,000$60,895
J.D. advantage 18-0 ----
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 17110555% $47,639$54,000$64,290$61,118
Non-employed 20
Total Graduates 191

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 75 40 20.9% $55,000 $67,500 $98,750 $76,150
Law firm: Bar passage required 69 40 20.9% $55,000 $67,500 $98,750 $76,150
Law firm: Other 600%
Business & industry 14 5 2.6% $50,000 $63,000 $80,000 $66,000
Government 35 17 8.9% $45,500 $48,000 $52,400 $51,038
Government: Bar passage required 28 17 8.9% $45,500 $48,000 $52,400 $51,038
Government: Other 700%
Public interest 2 - - - - - -
Clerkship 45 40 20.9% $47,639 $47,639 $56,792 $51,097
Federal 4 0 - - - -
State 41 35 18.3% $47,639 $47,639 $56,000 $50,118
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 17110555% $47,639$54,000$64,290$61,118
Non-employed 20
Total graduates 191

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 75 40 20.9% $55,000$67,500$98,750$76,150
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 37 18 9.4% $50,000 $55,000 $60,000 $55,333
11-25 attorneys 8 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 10 5 2.6% $70,000 $70,000 $75,000 $73,000
101-250 attorneys 7 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 1
Employed, non-law firm 96 65 34%
Non-employed 20
Total graduates 191

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
South Carolina - 90 47.1% $47,639 $51,000 $60,000 $59,490
Outside of South Carolina
or unknown
- 15 7.9% $50,000 $61,000 $80,000 $70,886
Employed 17110555% $47,639$54,000$64,290$61,118
Non-employed 20
Total graduates 191
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