Salary Statistics

Below are the salaries of full-time, long-term employed Texas Law graduates reported by graduates or publically available for the Classes of 2020-22.

Salary Statistics OverviewClass of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020
Number of Full-Time, Long-Term Employed Graduates272350288
Number of Salaries Available245 (90%)313 (89%)250 (87%)
75th Percentile$215,000$215,000$190,000
Median$205,000$140,000$157,500
25th Percentile$72,000$67,050$65,176
Mean$153,341$140,068$131,450
Business or Industry SalariesClass of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020
Number of Salaries Available7 (47%)16 (59%)4 (40%)
75th Percentile$140,000$145,000n/a
Median$100,000$101,000$105,000
25th Percentile$82,500$86,250n/a
Mean$111,071$116,119$105,250
Government SalariesClass of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020
Number of Salaries Available15 (79%)30 (100%)22 (100%)
75th Percentile$97,430$70,118$74,223
Median$72,000$66,988$62,430
25th Percentile$65,000$61,806$51,495
Mean$79,966$66,537$64,385
Includes Judge Advocate General offices (JAGs).
Judicial Clerkship SalariesClass of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020
Number of Salaries Available36 (100%)42 (95%)36 (77%)
75th Percentile$71,891$69,659$68,000
Median$69,107$65,000$64,009
25th Percentile$66,214$59,576$60,000
Mean$69,005$64,377$63,770
Law Firm SalariesClass of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020
Number of Salaries Available157 (91%)196 (90%)161 (91%)
75th Percentile$215,000$215,000$190,000
Median$215,000$205,000$190,000
25th Percentile$205,000$166,250$180,000
Mean$199,124$181,278$169,174
Public Interest SalariesClass of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020
Number of Salaries Available29 (100%)29 (97%)28 (85%)
75th Percentile$67,000$65,000$63,000
Median$64,000$58,723$52,000
25th Percentile$54,500$52,500$50,000
Mean$61,897$60,443$55,548
Includes public defender offices.