Salary Statistics
Below are salaries of full-time, long-term employed Texas Law graduates for the Classes of 2014-16.
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 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Number of Full-Time, Long-Term Employed Graduates | 314 | 301 | 309
|
| Number of Salaries Reported | 281 (89%) | 276 (92%)
| 275 (89%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $180,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 |
| Median | $100,000 | $97,500
| $105,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $60,000 | $56,531
| $57,982 |
| Mean | $116,870 | $105,374
| $107,030
|
Business or Industry Salaries
Business or Industry Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 23 (77%) | 14 (64%)
| 14 (54%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $100,000 | $100,250 | $85,000
|
| Median | $86,600 | $69,000
| $72,500 |
| 25th Percentile | $70,000 | $58,000
| $65,000 |
| Mean | $86,874 | $77,321
| $76,429 |
Government Salaries
Government Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 27 (90%) | 32 (86%)
| 37 (93%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $61,628 | $61,375
| $60,000
|
| Median | $59,000 | $58,188
| $50,287
|
| 25th Percentile | $50,740 | $49,800
| $42,500
|
| Mean | $56,811 | $56,778
| $51,385 |
Judicial Clerkship Salaries
Judicial Clerkship Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 45 (96%) | 46 (100%)
| 38 (88%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $62,000 | $59,250
| $62,750 |
| Median | $58,500 | $55,500
| $58,781 |
| 25th Percentile | $51,811 | $50,048
| $57,000 |
| Mean | $57,450 | $55,165
| $58,935
|
Law Firm Salaries
Law Firm Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 171 (90%) | 165 (94%)
| 166 (95%)
|
| 75th Percentile | $180,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 |
| Median | $180,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $125,000 | $120,000
| $123,750
|
| Mean | $152,133 | $138,096
| $140,669 |
Public Interest Salaries
Public Interest Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 14 (88%) | 19 (95%)
| 20 (87%) *
|
| 75th Percentile | $50,000 | $45,000
| $42,750
|
| Median | $49,250 | $45,000
| $42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | $44,500 | $42,000 | $42,500 |
| Mean | $47,411 | $45,289
| $43,575
|
(*) 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.