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Whittier Law School
Private school
Costa Mesa, CA

Graduate salaries for Whittier Law School

Total 2017 graduates: 149

  • 40.3% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 20.1% of this school's 2017 graduates made $53,500 or more.

Median salary: $40,747

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 reported6040.3%$42,640$53,500$68,500$57,448
Employed - No salary reported3221.5%
Non-employed5738.3%
Total graduates149100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5436.2%$41,600$52,000$66,000$55,840
Private sector - no salary reported2516.8%
Public sector - salary reported6 4% $58,760$72,500$83,787 $71,925
Public sector - no salary reported74.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed5738.3%
Total graduates149100%

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 494228.2% $48,880$56,880$67,500$57,449
J.D. advantage 30149.4% $40,000$44,340$62,400$52,289
Professional 5-0 ----
Non-professional 3-0 ----
Employed 926040.3% $42,640$53,500$68,500$57,448
Non-employed 57
Total Graduates 149

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 65 - - - - - -
Law firm: Bar passage required 42 37 24.8% $41,600 $52,000 $66,000 $56,305
Law firm: Bar passage required 23 8 5.4% $34,800 $40,800 $47,840 $41,245
Business & industry 14 9 6% $48,000 $62,400 $85,000 $66,898
Business & industry: Bar passage required 6 5 3.4% $45,000 $62,400 $86,000 $67,416
Business & industry: Other 842.7%
Government 5 - - - - - -
Public interest 8 - - - - - -
Clerkship 0 45 30.2% $38,220 $52,000 $65,000 $53,628
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 0 0 - - - -
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 926040.3% $42,640$53,500$68,500$57,448
Non-employed 57
Total graduates 149

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 65 - - ----
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 44 30 20.1% $40,000 $51,000 $60,000 $51,772
11-25 attorneys 14 10 6.7% $31,200 $43,000 $65,000 $46,710
26-50 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 27 60 40.3%
Non-employed 57
Total graduates 149

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 57 38.3% $41,600 $52,000 $65,000 $56,265
Outside of California
or unknown
- 0 0% - - - -
Employed 926040.3% $42,640$53,500$68,500$57,448
Non-employed 57
Total graduates 149
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