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Temple University
Public school
Philadelphia, PA

Graduate salaries for Temple University

Total 2018 graduates: 209

  • 75.6% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 37.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $69,477

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 reported15875.6%$51,000$65,000$100,000$85,612
Employed - No salary reported2411.5%
Non-employed2712.9%
Total graduates209100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8942.6%$70,000$90,000$160,000$110,045
Private sector - no salary reported188.6%
Public sector - salary reported68 32.5% $45,500$51,500$60,000 $53,201
Public sector - no salary reported73.3%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed2712.9%
Total graduates209100%

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 16114569.4% $51,000$64,000$100,000$85,577
J.D. advantage 14104.8% $56,000$76,500$85,000$76,800
Professional 6-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 18215875.6% $51,000$65,000$100,000$85,612
Non-employed 27
Total Graduates 209

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 86 76 36.4% $65,000 $95,000 $160,000 $112,250
Law firm: Bar passage required 84 75 35.9% $65,000 $95,000 $160,000 $113,080
Law firm: Other 210.5%
Business & industry 21 13 6.2% $80,000 $85,000 $96,000 $97,154
Business & industry: Bar passage required 9 6 2.9% $73,000 $81,500 $85,000 $85,333
Business & industry: Other 1273.3%
Government 23 21 10% $56,000 $60,000 $60,000 $58,566
Government: Bar passage required 21 20 9.6% $56,250 $60,000 $60,900 $58,694
Government: Other 210.5%
Public interest 11 11 5.3% $45,000 $51,000 $53,582 $48,673
Public interest: Bar passage required 10 10 4.8% $50,000 $51,000 $53,582 $50,040
Public interest: Other 110.5%
Clerkship 41 36 17.2% $41,975 $49,270 $55,713 $51,455
Federal 8 7 3.3% $64,000 $66,000 $81,645 $70,806
State 33 22 10.5% $42,000 $49,270 $51,000 $48,257
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 18215875.6% $51,000$65,000$100,000$85,612
Non-employed 27
Total graduates 209

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 86 76 36.4% $65,000$95,000$160,000$112,250
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 23 19 9.1% $60,000 $65,000 $80,000 $79,447
11-25 attorneys 19 17 8.1% $55,000 $70,000 $90,000 $82,088
26-50 attorneys 7 5 2.4% $70,000 $95,000 $117,000 $98,400
51-100 attorneys 6 6 2.9% $74,000 $90,000 $140,000 $104,833
101-250 attorneys 7 6 2.9% $95,000 $122,500 $140,000 $120,833
251-500 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 21 21 10% $160,000 $165,000 $180,000 $164,762
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 96 82 39.2%
Non-employed 27
Total graduates 209

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Pennsylvania - 116 55.5% $51,500 $63,930 $102,500 $86,051
Outside of Pennsylvania
or unknown
- 42 20.1% $51,000 $70,000 $96,000 $84,400
Employed 18215875.6% $51,000$65,000$100,000$85,612
Non-employed 27
Total graduates 209