Total 2018 graduates: 224

16.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 8.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $67,000 or more.

Median salary: $55,383

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	37	16.5%	$60,000	$67,000	$90,000	$78,894
Employed - No salary reported	141	62.9%
Non-employed	46	20.5%
Total graduates	224	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	22	9.8%	$61,670	$80,000	$100,000	$89,894
Private sector - no salary reported	110	49.1%
Public sector - salary reported	15	6.7%	$55,000	$61,860	$69,736	$62,760
Public sector - no salary reported	31	13.8%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	46	20.5%
Total graduates	224	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	133	30	13.4%	$60,000	$65,000	$85,000	$76,978
J.D. advantage	27	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	16	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	178	37	16.5%	$60,000	$67,000	$90,000	$78,894
Non-employed	46
Total Graduates	224

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	108	17	7.6%	$65,000	$80,000	$90,000	$85,745
Law firm: Bar passage required	95	17	7.6%	$65,000	$80,000	$90,000	$85,745
Law firm: Other	13	0	0%
Business & industry	24	5	2.2%	$60,000	$100,000	$150,000	$104,000
Government	29	9	4%	$61,860	$63,900	$70,000	$66,724
Government: Bar passage required	20	6	2.7%	$61,670	$61,860	$63,900	$60,130
Government: Other	9	3	1.3%
Public interest	9	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	7	0		-	-	-	-
Federal	4	0		-	-	-	-
State	3	0		-	-	-	-
Education	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	178	37	16.5%	$60,000	$67,000	$90,000	$78,894
Non-employed	46
Total graduates	224

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	108	17	7.6%	$65,000	$80,000	$90,000	$85,745
Solo	11
2-10 attorneys	64	9	4%	$65,000	$75,000	$90,000	$82,630
11-25 attorneys	17	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	7	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	70	20	8.9%
Non-employed	46
Total graduates	224

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Texas	-	35	15.6%	$61,000	$68,500	$90,000	$80,945
Outside of Texas or unknown	-	0	0%	-	-	-	-
Employed	178	37	16.5%	$60,000	$67,000	$90,000	$78,894
Non-employed	46
Total graduates	224

Graduate salaries for St. Mary's University