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Syracuse University
Private school
Syracuse, NY

Graduate salaries for Syracuse University

Total 2018 graduates: 173

  • 42.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 21.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $69,000 or more.

Median salary: $60,714

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 reported7442.8%$55,000$69,000$80,000$74,365
Employed - No salary reported6437%
Non-employed3520.2%
Total graduates173100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5531.8%$65,000$70,000$95,000$81,327
Private sector - no salary reported4626.6%
Public sector - salary reported19 11% $50,000$55,000$60,000 $54,209
Public sector - no salary reported1810.4%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed3520.2%
Total graduates173100%

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 1186638.2% $55,000$66,750$80,000$74,151
J.D. advantage 2084.6% $67,500$74,500$80,000$76,125
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1387442.8% $55,000$69,000$80,000$74,365
Non-employed 35
Total Graduates 173

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 78 46 26.6% $61,000 $70,000 $95,000 $81,239
Law firm: Bar passage required 77 46 26.6% $61,000 $70,000 $95,000 $81,239
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 23 9 5.2% $70,000 $79,000 $80,000 $81,778
Business & industry: Bar passage required 17 7 4% $70,000 $79,000 $80,000 $77,714
Business & industry: Other 621.2%
Government 21 7 4% $45,000 $58,670 $62,500 $55,453
Government: Bar passage required 17 6 3.5% $45,000 $57,335 $60,000 $53,862
Government: Other 410.6%
Public interest 3 - - - - - -
Clerkship 13 8 4.6% $50,000 $54,000 $59,609 $54,226
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 12 6 3.5% $50,000 $54,000 $58,000 $56,264
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 1387442.8% $55,000$69,000$80,000$74,365
Non-employed 35
Total graduates 173

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 78 46 26.6% $61,000$70,000$95,000$81,239
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 23 10 5.8% $50,000 $52,500 $75,000 $60,200
11-25 attorneys 14 7 4% $55,000 $66,500 $100,000 $70,929
26-50 attorneys 17 11 6.4% $65,000 $70,000 $70,000 $66,909
51-100 attorneys 6 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 9 7 4% $80,000 $95,000 $95,000 $90,214
251-500 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 6 5 2.9% $100,000 $125,000 $125,000 $119,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 60 28 16.2%
Non-employed 35
Total graduates 173

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
New York - 49 28.3% $61,000 $70,000 $80,000 $75,056
Outside of New York
or unknown
- 25 14.5% $51,000 $60,000 $70,000 $73,009
Employed 1387442.8% $55,000$69,000$80,000$74,365
Non-employed 35
Total graduates 173
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