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Washington and Lee University
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Lexington, VA
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Graduate salaries for Washington and Lee University

Total 2018 graduates: 113

  • 85% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 42.5% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,500 or more.

Median salary: $66,007

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 reported9685%$50,000$65,500$121,000$87,211
Employed - No salary reported65.3%
Non-employed119.7%
Total graduates113100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5044.2%$65,000$115,000$165,000$116,990
Private sector - no salary reported32.7%
Public sector - salary reported46 40.7% $46,000$51,800$65,000 $54,843
Public sector - no salary reported32.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed119.7%
Total graduates113100%

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 989584.1% $50,000$66,000$122,000$87,761
J.D. advantage 2-0%
Professional 1-0%
Non-professional 1-0%
Employed 1029685% $50,000$65,500$121,000$87,211
Non-employed 11
Total Graduates 113

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 49 48 42.5% $67,500 $121,000 $172,500 $119,052
Law firm: Bar passage required 49 48 42.5% $67,500 $121,000 $172,500 $119,052
Business & industry 4 - -
Government 23 18 15.9% $44,000 $59,712 $67,454 $57,045
Government: Bar passage required 18 17 15% $49,728 $60,000 $67,454 $58,342
Government: Other 510.9%
Public interest 4 7 6.2% $44,000 $51,600 $57,276 $52,554
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 7 6.2% $44,000 $51,600 $57,276 $52,554
Clerkship 22 21 18.6% $47,000 $50,000 $60,210 $53,718
Federal 5 5 4.4% $60,210 $65,000 $68,000 $64,684
State 17 16 14.2% $45,500 $49,420 $51,878 $50,291
Education 0 - -
Employed 1029685% $50,000$65,500$121,000$87,211
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 113

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 49 48 42.5% $67,500$121,000$172,500$119,052
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 11 10 8.8% $48,000 $50,000 $55,000 $59,600
11-25 attorneys 5 5 4.4% $65,000 $70,000 $80,000 $72,000
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0%
51-100 attorneys 5 5 4.4% $83,000 $86,000 $90,000 $98,800
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0%
251-500 attorneys 5 5 4.4% $110,000 $120,000 $180,000 $138,500
501+ attorneys 15 15 13.3% $160,000 $180,000 $180,000 $172,333
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 53 48 42.5%
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 113

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Virginia - 28 24.8% $49,864 $61,105 $75,000 $72,063
Outside of Virginia
or unknown
- 67 59.3% $51,000 $68,000 $155,000 $94,321
Employed 1029685% $50,000$65,500$121,000$87,211
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 113
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