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Wayne State University
Public school
Detroit, MI

Graduate salaries for Wayne State University

Total 2017 graduates: 114

  • 49.1% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 24.6% of this school's 2017 graduates made $76,500 or more.

Median salary: $64,415

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 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported5649.1%$55,000$76,500$110,000$82,710
Employed - No salary reported4236.8%
Non-employed1614%
Total graduates114100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4640.4%$63,000$84,000$110,000$87,685
Private sector - no salary reported3732.5%
Public sector - salary reported9 7.9% $52,000$55,000$63,000 $60,919
Public sector - no salary reported43.5%
Unknown sector21.8%
Non-employed1614%
Total graduates114100%

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 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 694640.4% $55,000$79,000$110,000$82,549
J.D. advantage 2187% $56,500$66,500$82,250$70,938
Professional 6-0 ----
Non-professional 2-0 ----
Employed 985649.1% $55,000$76,500$110,000$82,710
Non-employed 16
Total Graduates 114

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 59 36 31.6% $58,250 $84,000 $110,000 $87,111
Law firm: Bar passage required 55 36 31.6% $58,250 $84,000 $110,000 $87,111
Law firm: Other 400%
Business & industry 24 10 8.8% $65,000 $82,250 $112,000 $89,750
Business & industry: Bar passage required 13 6 5.3% $63,000 $66,500 $72,000 $68,417
Business & industry: Other 1143.5%
Government 5 - - - - - -
Public interest 1 - - - - - -
Clerkship 4 0 - - - -
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 3 0 - - - -
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 985649.1% $55,000$76,500$110,000$82,710
Non-employed 16
Total graduates 114

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 59 36 31.6% $58,250$84,000$110,000$87,111
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 18 8 7% $51,500 $59,000 $75,000 $63,500
11-25 attorneys 14 10 8.8% $50,000 $58,250 $80,000 $64,500
26-50 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 8 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 11 8 7% $105,000 $110,000 $110,000 $108,125
251-500 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 39 20 17.5%
Non-employed 16
Total graduates 114

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Michigan - 55 48.2% $55,000 $78,000 $110,000 $83,305
Outside of Michigan
or unknown
- 0 0% - - - -
Employed 985649.1% $55,000$76,500$110,000$82,710
Non-employed 16
Total graduates 114
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