Salary Statistics
Below are salaries of full-time, long-term employed Texas Law graduates for the Classes of 2016-18.
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 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 |
| Number of Full-Time, Long-Term Employed Graduates | 261 | 286 | 314 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 235 (90%) | 255 (89%) | 281 (89%) |
| 75th Percentile | $190,000 | $180,000 | $180,000 |
| Median | $150,000 | $105,000 | $100,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $65,000 | $63,989 | $60,000 |
| Mean | $130,385 | $119,377 | $116,870 |
Business or Industry Salaries
Business or Industry Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 11 (61%) | 22 (69%) | 23 (77%) |
| 75th Percentile | $85,000 | $94,750 | $100,000 |
| Median | $84,000 | $75,000 | $86,600 |
| 25th Percentile | $80,000 | $68,000 | $70,000 |
| Mean | $92,400 | $88,927 | $86,874 |
Government Salaries
Government Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 16 (84%) | 15 (83%) | 27 (90%) |
| 75th Percentile | $63,500 | $64,495 | $61,628 |
| Median | $61,450 | $59,999 | $59,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $55,750 | $51,250 | $50,740 |
| Mean | $60,386 | $61,068 | $56,811 |
Judicial Clerkship Salaries
Judicial Clerkship Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 32 (94%) | 41 (100%) | 45 (96%) |
| 75th Percentile | $65,479 | $63,100 | $62,000 |
| Median | $61,965 | $60,000 | $58,500 |
| 25th Percentile | $60,250 | $56,000 | $51,811 |
| Mean | $62,052 | $59,917 | $57,450 |
Law Firm Salaries
Law Firm Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 155 (92%) | 166 (90%) | 171 (90%) |
| 75th Percentile | $190,000 | $180,000 | $180,000 |
| Median | $190,000 | $180,000 | $180,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $160,000 | $103,750 | $125,000 |
| Mean | $165,255 | $149,181 | $152,133 |
Public Interest Salaries
Public Interest Salaries
| Salary Statistic | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 |
| Number of Salaries Reported | 18 (95%) | 10 (100%) | 14 (88%) |
| 75th Percentile | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Median | $48,000 | $45,000 | $49,250 |
| 25th Percentile | $45,000 | $45,000 | $44,500 |
| Mean | $49,400 | $47,900 | $47,411 |
(*) 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.