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 reported	105	55%	$47,639	$54,000	$64,290	$61,118
Employed - No salary reported	66	34.6%
Non-employed	20	10.5%
Total graduates	191	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	45	23.6%	$55,000	$65,000	$95,000	$75,022
Private sector - no salary reported	44	23%
Public sector - salary reported	60	31.4%	$47,639	$47,639	$56,396	$50,691
Public sector - no salary reported	22	11.5%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	20	10.5%
Total graduates	191	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	152	101	52.9%	$47,639	$54,000	$63,000	$60,895
J.D. advantage	18	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	171	105	55%	$47,639	$54,000	$64,290	$61,118
Non-employed	20
Total Graduates	191

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	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	6	0	0%
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	7	0	0%
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	171	105	55%	$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	171	105	55%	$47,639	$54,000	$64,290	$61,118
Non-employed	20
Total graduates	191

Graduate salaries for University of South Carolina