Total 2018 graduates: 101

48.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 24.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $62,556 or more.

Median salary: $58,673

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	49	48.5%	$52,500	$62,556	$76,000	$72,644
Employed - No salary reported	44	43.6%
Non-employed	8	7.9%
Total graduates	101	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	21.8%	$67,500	$81,000	$130,000	$94,000
Private sector - no salary reported	22	21.8%
Public sector - salary reported	27	26.7%	$52,000	$53,000	$59,000	$55,243
Public sector - no salary reported	22	21.8%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	8	7.9%
Total graduates	101	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	65	40	39.6%	$56,016	$61,278	$83,000	$74,724
J.D. advantage	26	9	8.9%	$55,000	$63,000	$68,000	$63,400
Professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	93	49	48.5%	$52,500	$62,556	$76,000	$72,644
Non-employed	8
Total Graduates	101

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	26	16	15.8%	$68,500	$91,000	$140,000	$103,125
Law firm: Bar passage required	23	15	14.9%	$69,000	$92,000	$140,000	$105,467
Law firm: Other	3	1	1%
Business & industry	18	6	5.9%	$63,000	$66,500	$77,000	$69,667
Government	8	5	5%	$55,000	$66,000	$68,000	$61,240
Public interest	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	35	18	17.8%	$52,000	$53,000	$58,000	$55,041
Federal	2	0		-	-	-	-
State	32	16	15.8%	$52,000	$52,516	$57,750	$54,387
Local/other	1	0		-	-	-	-
Education	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	93	49	48.5%	$52,500	$62,556	$76,000	$72,644
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	101

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	26	16	15.8%	$68,500	$91,000	$140,000	$103,125
Solo	0
2-10 attorneys	12	-	0	-	-	-	-
11-25 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	3	5	5%	$110,000	$130,000	$140,000	$122,000
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	67	33	32.7%
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	101

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Minnesota	-	41	40.6%	$53,000	$62,556	$77,000	$72,672
Outside of Minnesota or unknown	-	8	7.9%	$50,750	$59,250	$68,000	$72,500
Employed	93	49	48.5%	$52,500	$62,556	$76,000	$72,644
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	101

Graduate salaries for University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis