Total 2018 graduates: 80

28.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 14.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $59,500 or more.

Median salary: $52,822

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	28.8%	$47,000	$59,500	$71,000	$63,448
Employed - No salary reported	40	50%
Non-employed	17	21.3%
Total graduates	80	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	14	17.5%	$47,000	$58,250	$71,000	$65,443
Private sector - no salary reported	21	26.3%
Public sector - salary reported	9	11.3%	$50,000	$61,000	$64,000	$60,346
Public sector - no salary reported	19	23.8%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	17	21.3%
Total graduates	80	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	30	15	18.8%	$47,000	$60,000	$71,000	$62,607
J.D. advantage	19	5	6.3%	$50,000	$57,000	$59,500	$70,500
Professional	10	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	63	23	28.8%	$47,000	$59,500	$71,000	$63,448
Non-employed	17
Total Graduates	80

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	23	9	11.3%	$47,000	$50,000	$60,000	$59,444
Law firm: Bar passage required	20	9	11.3%	$47,000	$50,000	$60,000	$59,444
Law firm: Other	3	0	0%
Business & industry	12	5	6.3%	$57,000	$59,500	$76,000	$76,240
Government	17	5	6.3%	$49,000	$50,000	$58,000	$54,600
Public interest	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	4	0		-	-	-	-
Federal	0	0		-	-	-	-
State	4	0		-	-	-	-
Education	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	63	23	28.8%	$47,000	$59,500	$71,000	$63,448
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	80

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	23	9	11.3%	$47,000	$50,000	$60,000	$59,444
Solo	1
2-10 attorneys	16	7	8.8%	$45,000	$47,000	$60,000	$50,571
11-25 attorneys	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	40	14	17.5%
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	80

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Massachusetts	-	9	11.3%	$45,000	$50,000	$60,000	$53,189
Outside of Massachusetts or unknown	-	14	17.5%	$50,000	$60,500	$80,000	$70,044
Employed	63	23	28.8%	$47,000	$59,500	$71,000	$63,448
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	80

Graduate salaries for Western New England University School of Law