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St. Mary's University
Private school
San Antonio, TX
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Graduate salaries for St. Mary's University

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 reported3716.5%$60,000$67,000$90,000$78,894
Employed - No salary reported14162.9%
Non-employed4620.5%
Total graduates224100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported229.8%$61,670$80,000$100,000$89,894
Private sector - no salary reported11049.1%
Public sector - salary reported15 6.7% $55,000$61,860$69,736 $62,760
Public sector - no salary reported3113.8%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed4620.5%
Total graduates224100%

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 1333013.4% $60,000$65,000$85,000$76,978
J.D. advantage 27-0 ----
Professional 16-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 1783716.5% $60,000$67,000$90,000$78,894
Non-employed 46
Total Graduates 224

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
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 1300%
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 931.3%
Public interest 9 - - - - - -
Clerkship 7 0 - - - -
Federal 4 0 - - - -
State 3 0 - - - -
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 1783716.5% $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 1783716.5% $60,000$67,000$90,000$78,894
Non-employed 46
Total graduates 224
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