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Texas Tech University
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Lubbock, TX
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Graduate salaries for Texas Tech University

Total 2018 graduates: 155

  • 61.3% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 30.6% of this school's 2018 graduates made $70,000 or more.

Median salary: $69,732

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 reported9561.3%$60,000$70,000$85,000$76,507
Employed - No salary reported4730.3%
Non-employed138.4%
Total graduates155100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported7447.7%$60,000$72,000$94,000$82,112
Private sector - no salary reported4126.5%
Public sector - salary reported21 13.5% $55,000$56,000$60,000 $56,757
Public sector - no salary reported63.9%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed138.4%
Total graduates155100%

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 1268957.4% $60,000$69,514$80,000$75,889
J.D. advantage 10-0 ----
Professional 6-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1429561.3% $60,000$70,000$85,000$76,507
Non-employed 13
Total Graduates 155

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 99 67 43.2% $60,000 $72,000 $94,000 $81,930
Law firm: Bar passage required 97 67 43.2% $60,000 $72,000 $94,000 $81,930
Law firm: Other 200%
Business & industry 16 7 4.5% $60,000 $75,000 $112,000 $83,857
Government 19 10 6.5% $55,000 $59,500 $68,638 $59,639
Government: Bar passage required 13 10 6.5% $55,000 $59,500 $68,638 $59,639
Government: Other 600%
Public interest 1 5 3.2% $44,400 $55,000 $59,000 $52,280
Public interest: Bar passage required 5 5 3.2% $44,400 $55,000 $59,000 $52,280
Clerkship 6 5 3.2% $55,000 $56,000 $60,000 $57,400
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 4 0 - - - -
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 1429561.3% $60,000$70,000$85,000$76,507
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 155

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 99 67 43.2% $60,000$72,000$94,000$81,930
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 50 29 18.7% $60,000 $65,000 $72,000 $66,850
11-25 attorneys 17 13 8.4% $65,000 $70,000 $75,000 $73,821
26-50 attorneys 14 11 7.1% $64,000 $87,500 $100,000 $83,227
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 7 6 3.9% $88,000 $109,000 $140,000 $112,667
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 43 28 18.1%
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 155

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Texas - 80 51.6% $60,000 $70,000 $86,250 $78,518
Outside of Texas
or unknown
- 15 9.7% $47,100 $59,000 $65,000 $65,783
Employed 1429561.3% $60,000$70,000$85,000$76,507
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 155
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