Salary Statistics

Below are the salaries of full-time, long-term employed Texas Law graduates reported by graduates or publicly available for the Classes of 2021-23.

Salary Statistics OverviewClass of 2023Class of 2022Class of 2021
Number of Full-Time, Long-Term
Employed Graduates
266272350
Number of Salaries Available245 (92%)245 (90%)313 (89%)
75th Percentile$225,000$215,000$215,000
Median$140,000$205,000$140,000
25th Percentile$75,177$72,000$67,050
Mean$150,414$153,341$140,068
Business or Industry SalariesClass of 2023Class of 2022Class of 2021
Number of Salaries Available3 (38%)7 (47%)16 (59%)
75th Percentile$150,000$140,000$145,000
Median$120,000$100,000$101,000
25th Percentile$90,000$82,500$86,250
Mean$120,000$111,071$116,119
Government SalariesClass of 2023Class of 2022Class of 2021
Number of Salaries Available21 (95%)15 (79%)30 (100%)
75th Percentile$80,896$97,430$70,118
Median$78,900$72,000$66,988
25th Percentile$74,632$65,000$61,806
Mean$79,928$79,966$66,537
Includes Judge Advocate General offices (JAGs).
Judicial Clerkship SalariesClass of 2023Class of 2022Class of 2021
Number of Salaries Available46 (100%)36 (100%)42 (95%)
75th Percentile$78,820$71,891$69,659
Median$73,591$69,107$65,000
25th Percentile$72,553$66,214$59,576
Mean$74,690$69,005$64,377
Law Firm SalariesClass of 2023Class of 2022Class of 2021
Number of Salaries Available149 (94%)157 (91%)196 (90%)
75th Percentile$225,000$215,000$215,000
Median$225,000$215,000$205,000
25th Percentile$200,000$205,000$166,250
Mean$199,028$199,124$181,278
Public Interest SalariesClass of 2023Class of 2022Class of 2021
Number of Salaries Available25 (86%)29 (100%)29 (97%)
75th Percentile$73,511$67,000$65,000
Median$64,000$64,000$58,723
25th Percentile$59,857$54,500$52,500
Mean$66,482$61,897$60,443
Includes public defender offices.