Total 2018 graduates: 50

46% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 23% of this school's 2018 graduates made $55,040 or more.

Median salary: $49,214

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	23	46%	$45,000	$55,040	$65,000	$60,087
Employed - No salary reported	19	38%
Non-employed	8	16%
Total graduates	50	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	12	24%	$45,000	$58,000	$77,500	$64,250
Private sector - no salary reported	15	30%
Public sector - salary reported	11	22%	$47,500	$55,040	$60,000	$55,546
Public sector - no salary reported	4	8%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	8	16%
Total graduates	50	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	32	17	34%	$45,000	$51,000	$60,000	$54,588
J.D. advantage	9	6	12%	$52,000	$77,500	$80,000	$75,667
Professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	42	23	46%	$45,000	$55,040	$65,000	$60,087
Non-employed	8
Total Graduates	50

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	19	6	12%	$40,000	$45,000	$65,000	$54,167
Law firm: Bar passage required	18	6	12%	$40,000	$45,000	$65,000	$54,167
Law firm: Other	1	0	0%
Business & industry	8	6	12%	$51,000	$70,000	$80,000	$74,333
Government	8	7	14%	$45,000	$51,000	$60,000	$53,929
Public interest	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	2	0		-	-	-	-
Federal	0	0		-	-	-	-
State	2	0		-	-	-	-
Education	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	42	23	46%	$45,000	$55,040	$65,000	$60,087
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	50

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	19	6	12%	$40,000	$45,000	$65,000	$54,167
Solo	5
2-10 attorneys	13	5	10%	$40,000	$45,000	$45,000	$47,000
11-25 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	23	17	34%
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	50

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Massachusetts	-	14	28%	$45,000	$48,750	$65,000	$57,712
Outside of Massachusetts or unknown	-	9	18%	$52,000	$60,000	$75,000	$63,782
Employed	42	23	46%	$45,000	$55,040	$65,000	$60,087
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	50

Graduate salaries for University of Massachusetts Dartmouth