UW Law Graduate Profile Statistics
Class of 2006
Employment information was reported for 177 of 177 graduates, or 100% of the Class of 2006, as of June 2006. Employed graduates include those employed (169) and those pursuing graduate degrees (3).
| |
Number of
Reported
Graduates |
Percentage
of
Reported |
Full-time Salaries1 |
25th % |
Median |
75th % |
Mean |
| |
| Gender Reported |
| Women |
105 |
58.9% |
45,955 |
60,000 |
90,000 |
67,272 |
| Men |
72 |
41.1% |
46,440 |
85,000 |
100,000 |
80,304 |
| Total Gender Reported |
177 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Race Reported |
| Minority |
37 |
21% |
44,000 |
90,000 |
110,000 |
84,012 |
| Nonminority |
140 |
79% |
46,440 |
60,000 |
95,000 |
70,884 |
| Total Race Reported |
177 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Gender & Race Reported |
| Minority Women |
21 |
11.8% |
38,800 |
65,000 |
110,000 |
73,971 |
| Minority Men |
16 |
9% |
56,000 |
102,500 |
110,000 |
91,156 |
| Nonminority Women |
83 |
46.9% |
45,955 |
57,600 |
86,700 |
65,194 |
| Nonminority Men |
57 |
32.3% |
46,440 |
81,000 |
100000 |
78,181 |
| Total Gender and Race Reported |
177 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Employment Status Known |
| Bar Passage Required |
158 |
89.2% |
46,720 |
61,250 |
95,000 |
74,084 |
| JD Preferred |
8 |
4.5% |
|
|
|
|
| Other Professional |
3 |
1.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Non-Professional |
0 |
0.0% |
|
|
|
|
| Pursuing Degree FT |
3 |
1.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Unemployed--Not Seeking |
4 |
2.3% |
|
|
|
|
| Unemployed seeking |
1 |
0.6% |
|
|
|
|
| Total Employment Status Known |
177 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Full/Part-Time Jobs |
| Bar Passage Required - FT |
157 |
92.9% |
|
|
|
|
| Bar Passage Required - PT |
1 |
.59% |
|
|
|
|
| JD Preferred-FT |
7 |
4.14% |
|
|
|
|
| JD Preferred-PT |
1 |
.59% |
|
|
|
|
| Other Professional-FT |
2 |
1.2% |
|
|
|
|
| Other Professional-PT |
1 |
.59% |
|
|
|
|
| Total Employed |
169 |
|
46,440 |
60,000 |
95,000 |
73,138 |
| Employment by Sector |
| Private2 |
104 |
61.9% |
65,000 |
90,000 |
101,000 |
89,406 |
| Public |
68 |
38.1% |
38,800 |
44,500 |
48,800 |
45,335 |
| Employment Categories |
| Academic |
7 |
4.2% |
|
|
|
|
| Business |
12 |
7.1% |
43,200 |
65,000 |
80,000 |
63,300 |
| Bar Passage Required |
6 |
50% |
|
|
|
|
| JD Preferred |
4 |
33.3% |
|
|
|
|
| Other Professional |
2 |
16.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Non-Professional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Business |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Judicial Clerk |
27 |
15.6% |
38,000 |
65,000 |
80,000 |
63,300 |
| Private Practice
(by Size of Firm ) |
92 |
53.4% |
70,000 |
90,000 |
102,500 |
92,348 |
| 2-10 |
24 |
26.1% |
48,000 |
58,800 |
68,800 |
57,938 |
| 11-25 |
8 |
8.7% |
60,000 |
77,500 |
82,000 |
73,667 |
| 26-50 |
8 |
8.7% |
71,250 |
88,350 |
92,500 |
86,150 |
| 51-100 |
6 |
6.5% |
|
|
|
|
| 101-250 |
17 |
18.5% |
90,000 |
97,500 |
101,250 |
100,938 |
| 251-500 |
14 |
15.2% |
95,000 |
101,000 |
125,000 |
108,045 |
| 501+ |
10 |
10.9% |
120,000 |
135,000 |
195,000 |
131,500 |
| Solo |
4 |
4.3% |
|
|
|
|
| Unknown Size |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Private Practice |
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Government |
24 |
13.9% |
|
|
|
|
| Public Interest |
10 |
5.8% |
|
|
|
|
| Jobs Taken by Region |
Foreign
|
6 |
3.5% |
|
|
|
|
| New England |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mid-Atlantic |
10 |
5.8% |
|
|
|
|
| South Atlantic |
3 |
1.74% |
|
|
|
|
| W South Central |
1 |
.58% |
|
|
|
|
| Mountain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pacific |
151 |
87.7% |
46,198 |
60,000 |
95,000 |
71,428 |
| N. Central |
1 |
.58% |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
172 |
.99.9% |
|
|
|
|
| Location of Jobs |
| In-State |
121 |
70.3% |
45,000 |
52,912 |
90,000 |
66,254 |
| Out of State |
51 |
29.6% |
57,700 |
88,350 |
130,000 |
89,032 |
| # States w/ Employed Grads |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Source of Job |
| Fall OCI |
50 |
31.1% |
|
|
|
|
| Job Posting |
33 |
20.5% |
|
|
|
|
| Commercial Internet Site |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
2 |
1.2% |
|
|
|
|
| Return to Prior Job |
4 |
2.8% |
|
|
|
|
| Referral |
62 |
38.5% |
|
|
|
|
| Start own practice |
6 |
3.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Self-initiated/letter |
2 |
1.0% |
|
|
|
|
| Spring OCI |
2 |
1.2% |
|
|
|
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Individuals not employed (1). Individuals not seeking (4) employment are noted and excluded.
1A minimum of five salaries is required for each salary analysis.
2Private sector includes jobs in law firms and business. All other jobs are considered public. Jobs with employer type reported as unknown are not included in either sector.