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 reported	95	61.3%	$60,000	$70,000	$85,000	$76,507
Employed - No salary reported	47	30.3%
Non-employed	13	8.4%
Total graduates	155	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	74	47.7%	$60,000	$72,000	$94,000	$82,112
Private sector - no salary reported	41	26.5%
Public sector - salary reported	21	13.5%	$55,000	$56,000	$60,000	$56,757
Public sector - no salary reported	6	3.9%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	13	8.4%
Total graduates	155	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	126	89	57.4%	$60,000	$69,514	$80,000	$75,889
J.D. advantage	10	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	6	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	142	95	61.3%	$60,000	$70,000	$85,000	$76,507
Non-employed	13
Total Graduates	155

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				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	2	0	0%
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	6	0	0%
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	142	95	61.3%	$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	142	95	61.3%	$60,000	$70,000	$85,000	$76,507
Non-employed	13
Total graduates	155

Graduate salaries for Texas Tech University