UW Law Graduate Profile Statistics
Class of 2007
Employment information was reported for 182 of 182 graduates, or 100% of the Class of 2007, as of June 2008. Employed graduates (176) include those employed (171) and those pursuing graduate degrees (5). Unemployed graduates are those seeking jobs (2). Those not seeking employment (4) are excluded. The percentage employed for those seeking employment is 176/178 or 98.9%
| |
Number of
Reported
Graduates |
Percentage
of
Reported |
Full-time Salaries1 |
25th % |
Median |
75th % |
Mean |
| |
| Gender Reported |
| Women |
101 |
55.5% |
46,037 |
72,000 |
112,000 |
83,041 |
| Men |
81 |
44.5% |
51,000 |
100,000 |
120,000 |
89,694 |
| Total Gender Reported |
182 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Race Reported |
| Minority |
43 |
23.6% |
47,907 |
72,000 |
105,000 |
82,783 |
| Nonminority |
139 |
76.4% |
48,000 |
88,000 |
120,000 |
87,105 |
| Total Race Reported |
182 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Gender & Race Reported |
| Minority Women |
30 |
16.5% |
45,099 |
60,000 |
100,000 |
75,778 |
| Minority Men |
13 |
7.4% |
100,000 |
105,000 |
135,000 |
109,633 |
| Nonminority Women |
71 |
39.0% |
46,037 |
80,000 |
135,000 |
86,862 |
| Nonminority Men |
68 |
37.4% |
50,000 |
90,000 |
120,000 |
86,023 |
| Total Gender and Race Reported |
182 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Employment Status Known |
| Bar Passage Required |
150 |
82.4% |
48,000 |
85,500 |
120,000 |
86,748 |
| JD Preferred |
16 |
8.8% |
45,000 |
60,000 |
110,000 |
77,005 |
| Other Professional |
1 |
.5% |
|
|
|
|
| Non-Professional |
1 |
.5% |
|
|
|
|
| Pursuing Degree FT |
5 |
2.8% |
|
|
|
|
| Unemployed (Seeking) |
2 |
1.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployed (Not Seeking) |
4 |
2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
Employed - Job Type Unknown |
3 |
1.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Total Employment Status Known |
182 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Full/Part-Time Jobs |
| Bar Passage Required - FT |
152 |
86% |
|
|
|
|
| Bar Passage Required - PT |
1 |
1% |
|
|
|
|
| JD Preferred-FT |
12 |
6% |
|
|
|
|
| JD Preferred-PT |
5 |
3% |
|
|
|
|
| Other Professional-FT |
5 |
3% |
|
|
|
|
| Other Professional-PT |
1 |
1% |
|
|
|
|
| Total Employed |
176 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Employment by Sector |
| Private2 |
105 |
59.7% |
92,250 |
110,000 |
135,000 |
110,094 |
| Public |
71 |
40.3% |
41,000 |
45,009 |
50,000 |
46,698 |
| Subtotal |
176 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Employment Categories |
| Academic Graduate Programs |
5 |
2.8% |
|
|
|
|
| Business |
6 |
3.4% |
|
|
|
|
| Bar Passage Required |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| JD Preferred |
1 |
17% |
|
|
|
|
| Other Professional |
5 |
83% |
|
|
|
|
| Non-Professional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Business |
6 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Judicial Clerk |
31 |
17.6% |
40,000 |
42,000 |
47,000 |
44,596 |
| Private Practice
(by Size of Firm ) |
99 |
56.3% |
92,500 |
110,000 |
135,000 |
110,843 |
| 2-10 |
20 |
20.2% |
50,000 |
52,800 |
75,000 |
63,667 |
| 11-25 |
3 |
3.0% |
|
|
|
|
| 26-50 |
10 |
10.1% |
80,000 |
90,500 |
100,000 |
89,750 |
| 51-100 |
6 |
6.0% |
95,000 |
100,000 |
120,000 |
106,833 |
| 101-250 |
9 |
9.1% |
92,000 |
110,000 |
120,000 |
106,833 |
| 251-500 |
15 |
15.2% |
100,000 |
125,000 |
135,000 |
119,667 |
| 501+ |
31 |
31.3% |
120,000 |
135,000 |
160,000 |
138,500 |
| Solo |
3 |
3.1% |
|
|
|
|
| Unknown Size |
2 |
2.0% |
|
|
|
|
| Total Private Practice |
99 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Government & Military |
27 |
15.4% |
47,907 |
52,000 |
54,272 |
52,294 |
| Public Interest |
8 |
4.5% |
41,000 |
42,947 |
49,000 |
43,987 |
| Subtotal** |
176 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Jobs Taken by Region |
Foreign
|
2 |
1.1% |
|
|
|
|
| Mid-Atlantic |
10 |
5.7% |
145,000 |
152,500 |
160,000 |
151,667 |
| E. North Central |
2 |
1.1% |
|
|
|
|
| South Atlantic |
13 |
7.4% |
54,070 |
60,000 |
125,000 |
81,667 |
| Mountain |
6 |
3.4% |
45,066 |
57,750 |
100,000 |
70,950 |
| Pacific |
143 |
81.3% |
46,800 |
82,000 |
112,000 |
82,637 |
| Total |
176 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Location of Jobs |
| In-State |
108 |
61.4% |
47,000 |
72,000 |
100,000 |
76,254 |
| Out of State |
68 |
38.6% |
49,000 |
100,000 |
145,000 |
101,917 |
| # States w/ Employed Grads |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Source of Job |
| Fall OCI |
67 |
42.2% |
|
|
|
|
| Job Fair/Consortia |
1 |
.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Job Posting |
11 |
6.9% |
|
|
|
|
| Commercial Internet Site |
5 |
3.1% |
|
|
|
|
| Other |
8 |
5.0% |
|
|
|
|
| Referral |
25 |
15.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Start own practice |
3 |
1.9% |
|
|
|
|
| Self-initiated/letter |
38 |
23.8% |
|
|
|
|
| Spring OCI |
1 |
.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Subtotal |
159 |
100% |
|
|
|
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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.
** Includes those in Graduate Programs