Salary Statistics
Below are salaries of full-time, long-term employed Texas Law graduates for the Classes of 2015-17.
For the salary summaries below, positions with JAGs are included in government and public defender offices are included in public interest.
Salary Statistics Overview
Salary Statistics Overview
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 |
| Number of Full-Time, Long-Term Employed Graduates | 286 | 314 | 301 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 255 (89%) | 281 (89%) | 276 (92%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $180,000 | $180,000 | $160,000 |
| Median | $105,000 | $100,000 | $97,500
|
| 25th Percentile | $63,989 | $60,000 | $56,531
|
| Mean | $119,377 | $116,870 | $105,374
|
Business or Industry Salaries
Business or Industry Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 22 (69%) | 23 (77%) | 14 (64%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $94,750 | $100,000 | $100,250 |
| Median | $75,000 | $86,600 | $69,000
|
| 25th Percentile | $68,000 | $70,000 | $58,000
|
| Mean | $88,927 | $86,874 | $77,321
|
Government Salaries
Government Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 15 (83%) | 27 (90%) | 32 (86%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $64,495 | $61,628 | $61,375
|
| Median | $59,999 | $59,000 | $58,188
|
| 25th Percentile | $51,250 | $50,740 | $49,800
|
| Mean | $61,068 | $56,811 | $56,778
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Judicial Clerkship Salaries
Judicial Clerkship Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 41 (100%) | 45 (96%) | 46 (100%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $63,100 | $62,000 | $59,250
|
| Median | $60,000 | $58,500 | $55,500
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| 25th Percentile | $56,000 | $51,811 | $50,048
|
| Mean | $59,917 | $57,450 | $55,165
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Law Firm Salaries
Law Firm Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 166 (90%) | 171 (90%) | 165 (94%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $180,000 | $180,000 | $160,000 |
| Median | $180,000 | $180,000 | $160,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $103,750 | $125,000 | $120,000
|
| Mean | $149,181 | $152,133 | $138,096
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Public Interest Salaries
Public Interest Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 10 (100%) | 14 (88%) | 19 (95%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $50,000 | $50,000 | $45,000
|
| Median | $45,000 | $49,250 | $45,000
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| 25th Percentile | $45,000 | $44,500 | $42,000 |
| Mean | $47,900 | $47,411 | $45,289
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(*) NALP and ABA categorized public defender positions and public interest law firms differently. Therefore, the number of full-time, long-term public interest jobs reported to NALP differs from the ABA report.