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Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Jobs in Business, Government, Public Interest, and Judicial Clerkship Positions Taken by the Class of 2014

March 2016

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Reported Salaries by State or Full-Time Jobs in Business Taken by the Class of 2014
Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Jobs in Government Taken by the Class of 2014
Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Federal Judicial Clerkships Taken by the Class of 2014
Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time State Judicial Clerkships Taken by the Class of 2014
Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Jobs in Public Interest Organizations Taken by the Class of 2014


Reported Salaries by State or Full-Time Jobs in Business Taken by the Class of 2014

  PERCENTILE 90% of Reported
Salaries Fell
in the Range:		 Mean
Salary		 # of Salaries
Reported
25th Median 75th
AL $65,000 $69,000 $76,500 $38,000 - 125,000 $71,500 12
AR 65,000 65,000 80,000 45,000 - 90,000 69,250 11
AZ 60,000 65,000 80,000 36,000 - 125,000 71,716 33
CA 60,000 75,000 100,000 36,000 - 160,000 83,631 336
CO 55,000 65,000 80,000 40,000 - 120,000 68,903 64
CT 60,000 80,000 90,000 50,000 - 200,000 85,034 49
DC 52,400 65,000 80,000 40,000 - 135,000 70,771 65
DE — 60,000 — — 72,778 9
FL 45,000 60,000 78,000 30,000 - 140,000 68,601 118
GA 52,000 65,000 70,000 36,000 - 115,000 66,046 66
HI — 84,000 — — 94,800 5
IA 45,000 63,000 65,000 22,000 - 100,000 61,188 23
IL 55,000 65,000 78,000 40,000 - 135,000 70,740 175
IN 43,750 60,000 75,000 23,000 - 115,000 61,653 36
KS 51,500 60,000 67,500 40,000 - 79,000 59,563 16
KY 45,000 55,000 72,000 34,000 - 100,000 58,395 19
LA 56,500 63,500 82,500 40,000 - 150,000 80,000 24
MA 55,000 70,000 85,000 44,000 - 150,000 78,128 115
MD 64,000 70,000 91,000 28,000 - 135,000 80,189 69
MI 43,680 60,000 75,400 25,000 - 120,000 64,211 85
MN 52,000 58,750 72,500 36,000 - 100,000 63,552 102
MO 60,000 63,500 85,000 36,000 - 115,000 71,877 42
NC 50,000 68,000 85,000 39,500 - 150,000 75,780 63
ND 43,680 55,000 76,800 31,000 - 120,000 64,862 11
NE 50,000 55,000 60,000 42,500 - 100,000 57,700 30
NJ 55,000 66,500 83,540 40,000 - 135,000 73,681 59
NM — 64,000 — — 74,436 5
NV — 83,000 — — 88,125 8
NY 65,000 80,000 100,000 40,000 - 147,500 86,946 380
OH 45,760 55,000 72,800 31,500 - 97,000 60,222 103
OK 55,000 72,000 85,000 40,000 - 285,000 85,694 31
OR 53,000 67,500 80,000 36,000 - 110,000 68,409 22
PA 60,000 70,000 82,000 41,600 - 130,000 75,561 88
RI — 55,000 — — 67,900 7
SC 52,000 60,000 95,000 22,500 - 225,000 77,536 14
SD — 58,500 — — 59,933 6
TN 42,000 57,500 75,000 18,000 - 110,000 58,983 34
TX 60,000 71,500 92,160 44,000 - 130,000 98,422 234
UT 60,000 74,000 80,000 52,000 - 101,000 76,049 33
VA 52,000 62,500 80,000 31,500 - 120,000 67,320 83
WA 43,680 70,000 93,000 30,000 - 140,000 75,210 56
WI 46,000 54,000 70,000 34,500 - 225,000 70,833 27
WV 50,000 53,500 65,000 27,040 - 98,800 56,920 12

Note: Figures are based on salaries reported for full-time jobs lasting at least a year. States with fewer than five salaries reported are not included in this table. Only medians and means are shown if fewer than ten salaries were reported.

 

Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Jobs in Government Taken by the Class of 2014

  PERCENTILE 90% of Reported
Salaries Fell
in the Range:		 Mean
Salary		 # of Salaries
Reported
25th Median 75th
AL $39,000 $40,000 $46,000 $25,000 - 65,000 $42,628 17
AR 35,000 51,500 55,707 32,249 - 80,000 50,186 30
AZ 44,500 58,000 60,000 26,520 - 68,000 52,737 57
CA 45,312 57,204 65,000 24,000 - 83,688 56,450 218
CO 49,500 53,498 57,000 38,000 - 70,500 52,755 56
CT 35,363 35,400 43,534 35,363 - 63,523 40,537 23
DC 52,000 63,000 70,000 34,000 - 100,000 63,225 310
DE 45,000 48,629 55,000 40,955 - 76,000 51,845 10
FL 40,000 41,251 45,000 36,000 - 65,000 44,427 258
GA 50,000 55,500 60,000 42,000 - 70,000 55,929 50
HI 57,600 59,000 72,500 41,000 - 161,000 70,104 17
IA 47,091 55,000 72,000 45,177 - 104,500 61,077 10
ID — 54,040 — — 52,926 8
IL 45,000 56,000 59,340 28,746 - 85,000 54,539 151
IN 43,779 46,000 50,000 34,960 - 62,000 47,937 51
KS 47,000 49,000 51,000 40,000 - 62,000 49,740 23
KY 37,000 38,500 41,500 30,000 - 54,434 40,803 26
LA 38,500 49,000 58,500 28,000 - 81,000 50,027 32
MA 37,500 40,000 52,500 37,000 - 84,000 47,874 68
MD 52,000 52,668 63,722 35,000 - 90,000 58,192 137
ME — 56,900 — — 63,980 5
MI 41,300 50,000 57,700 30,000 - 80,000 50,863 52
MN 48,000 55,000 65,300 39,600 - 78,900 57,612 29
MO 40,000 44,000 48,000 31,000 - 65,000 46,633 39
MS — 48,000 — — 45,436 7
MT — 50,000 — — 51,857 7
NC 42,120 45,000 59,000 33,500 - 82,500 51,567 40
NE — 53,000 — — 52,986 7
NJ 50,000 55,000 65,300 40,000 - 102,000 63,521 23
NM 43,000 46,500 54,000 40,500 - 58,000 48,060 35
NV 51,500 62,000 71,000 40,572 - 78,000 60,497 13
NY 53,091 60,000 62,675 36,000 - 73,513 59,233 320
OH 45,000 50,000 54,225 33,280 - 70,000 50,878 91
OK 40,000 45,000 58,000 37,500 - 78,422 50,458 29
OR 50,790 67,500 72,900 36,000 - 121,000 67,273 17
PA 42,000 50,000 51,000 34,000 - 78,780 49,106 75
RI — 55,000 — — 52,167 6
SC 43,000 49,025 52,483 37,250 - 99,500 50,921 27
SD — 53,000 — — 53,102 8
TN 45,350 50,500 58,000 39,780 - 75,000 52,874 30
TX 50,228 55,000 60,000 40,000 - 75,909 55,722 156
UT 45,500 51,000 55,500 35,000 - 65,000 50,460 16
VA 48,750 56,500 68,261 32,016 - 117,000 61,775 148
VT — 47,000 — — 48,870 7
WA 53,074 60,000 63,000 41,500 - 87,000 60,235 60
WI 49,429 49,500 50,000 40,500 - 66,000 52,511 21
WV — 52,500 — — 50,500 6

Note: Figures are based on salaries reported for full-time jobs lasting at least a year. States with fewer than five salaries reported are not included in this table. Only medians and means are shown if fewer than ten salaries were reported.

 

Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Federal Judicial Clerkships Taken by the Class of 2014

  PERCENTILE 90% of Reported
Salaries Fell
in the Range:		 Mean
Salary		 # of Salaries
Reported
25th Median 75th
AL $57,982 $58,000 $60,000 $57,000 - 60,587 $58,691 18
AR 58,000 58,000 58,000 50,000 - 59,000 57,300 10
AZ 58,718 59,151 59,302 58,000 - 60,000 59,012 10
CA 63,038 64,585 65,231 52,000 - 69,329 63,849 116
CO 62,000 62,228 62,228 61,000 - 63,000 62,185 12
CT 63,000 65,000 65,377 50,790 - 68,000 63,555 17
DC 63,000 63,091 63,600 52,146 - 76,000 63,323 72
DE 60,000 61,929 62,500 50,000 - 65,000 61,016 10
FL 57,892 58,562 60,000 52,000 - 62,000 58,688 37
GA 58,562 60,000 60,587 57,000 - 61,000 59,488 33
IA 56,636 57,300 57,982 40,000 - 58,000 55,620 10
IL 63,000 63,538 63,583 55,000 - 65,000 62,461 49
IN 57,982 58,562 64,000 48,000 - 72,000 59,699 11
KS — 57,480 — — 56,479 9
KY 57,500 58,500 60,000 56,000 - 60,212 58,370 25
LA 57,000 57,900 58,000 50,000 - 60,000 56,910 29
MA 63,000 63,136 63,386 58,000 - 68,361 63,020 20
MD 62,467 63,091 63,091 50,790 - 82,000 63,867 26
ME — 59,000 — — 61,296 8
MI 60,000 63,000 63,538 50,000 - 63,656 61,031 23
MN 61,000 61,436 62,050 60,000 - 65,000 61,610 11
MO 50,000 57,000 58,000 50,000 - 60,000 55,187 19
MS — 58,000 — — 60,396 9
MT — 57,200 — — 57,548 8
NC 57,000 57,982 59,000 52,000 - 60,000 57,382 27
NJ 61,000 62,476 65,000 46,096 - 66,000 62,340 19
NM 57,500 57,982 59,000 50,000 - 65,000 57,996 13
NV 57,982 60,000 62,065 50,000 - 66,000 59,204 13
NY 60,000 65,000 65,377 50,790 - 67,000 63,039 88
OH 58,562 59,506 60,278 50,000 - 60,880 58,092 27
OK — 58,562 — — 58,611 6
OR 60,000 61,000 61,737 58,500 - 70,000 61,373 12
PA 59,000 60,000 61,857 55,000 - 62,476 59,516 65
PR — 57,982 — — 59,193 5
SC 57,000 57,695 58,000 40,000 - 60,000 56,178 10
SD — 58,000 — — 56,558 5
TN 51,000 57,000 58,000 50,000 - 60,000 55,455 17
TX 57,982 60,000 65,000 50,750 - 67,000 60,086 91
UT 57,000 57,982 58,000 40,000 - 58,562 55,581 11
VA 57,850 58,900 62,467 50,790 - 64,000 58,759 57
WA 58,000 61,250 62,000 50,000 - 76,000 60,904 18
WI 57,000 59,000 59,500 50,790 - 63,538 58,361 12
WV 57,000 58,000 60,000 50,000 - 85,000 59,116 16
WY — 58,000 — — 59,396 5

Note: Figures are based on salaries reported for full-time jobs lasting at least a year. States with fewer than five salaries reported are not included in this table. Only medians and means are shown if fewer than ten salaries were reported.

 

Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time State Judicial Clerkships Taken by the Class of 2014

  PERCENTILE 90% of Reported
Salaries Fell
in the Range:		 Mean
Salary		 # of Salaries
Reported
25th Median 75th
AK $46,614 $49,000 $54,000 $45,600 - 63,330 $51,481 32
AL — 41,000 — — 37,598 5
AZ 52,000 52,000 53,000 35,000 - 54,000 51,070 24
CA — 72,000 — — 64,569 9
CO 39,864 50,000 50,000 38,000 - 52,000 46,193 49
CT 53,674 58,000 59,824 40,414 - 63,153 56,006 31
DC 56,857 58,000 62,467 56,000 - 64,000 61,119 49
DE 50,000 50,000 50,244 50,000 - 53,000 50,589 31
FL 45,000 45,817 46,000 40,000 - 50,000 45,647 28
GA 38,000 42,000 49,500 38,000 - 64,000 45,289 27
HI 53,364 55,000 57,000 50,000 - 58,000 55,019 34
IA 45,000 45,839 52,000 44,000 - 52,540 47,977 18
ID — 54,077 — — 53,801 7
IL 44,000 44,656 58,676 44,000 - 65,900 50,585 21
IN — 60,589 — — 61,296 7
KY 33,100 33,100 33,650 33,000 - 45,000 34,950 12
LA 36,000 39,100 46,000 30,000 - 60,000 41,476 17
MA 55,000 56,000 57,000 55,000 - 66,722 56,808 32
MD 39,335 42,000 45,103 38,000 - 46,879 42,246 131
ME 45,000 45,000 45,220 42,000 - 45,800 44,623 11
MI 51,636 51,636 59,000 45,000 - 69,000 54,876 17
MN 45,676 46,615 50,484 43,975 - 53,500 47,857 80
MO 43,000 45,000 48,000 38,400 - 48,900 44,880 19
MS — 52,688 — — 53,098 7
MT 42,000 44,000 45,000 39,000 - 50,752 43,643 15
NC 46,170 47,850 49,061 45,000 - 52,000 48,069 14
ND 63,000 63,200 64,524 60,000 - 65,000 63,142 10
NE — 49,075 — — 47,274 8
NH — 51,000 — — 50,403 9
NJ 46,096 46,096 50,707 46,000 - 55,316 48,201 385
NM 54,000 54,672 56,000 53,000 - 62,000 55,268 11
NV 57,000 58,000 62,000 50,000 - 63,000 57,669 26
NY 64,800 68,000 76,000 64,000 - 76,843 69,984 23
OH — 51,248 — — 54,066 6
OR 32,400 32,400 46,296 31,932 - 47,500 38,786 21
PA 36,000 42,500 50,000 33,000 - 56,000 43,371 42
RI 49,500 49,750 50,000 45,000 - 54,430 49,766 18
SC 40,334 41,140 42,000 32,471 - 49,025 41,304 41
SD 45,000 45,000 51,000 45,000 - 52,000 47,727 11
TN 48,000 51,000 53,208 37,000 - 55,000 49,913 18
TX 50,000 50,000 51,000 45,500 - 55,000 50,117 23
UT 35,000 45,000 48,000 31,250 - 51,095 42,035 20
VA 44,000 53,790 55,000 38,000 - 70,500 51,365 46
VT 44,033 45,000 46,000 40,000 - 57,982 45,892 10
WA 48,000 48,000 50,000 47,448 - 52,000 49,113 29
WI — 58,000 — — 52,680 7
WV 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 - 55,008 55,002 10
WY — 52,000 — — 52,800 5

Note: Figures are based on salaries reported for full-time jobs lasting at least a year. States with fewer than five salaries reported are not included in this table. Only medians and means are shown if fewer than ten salaries were reported.

 

Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Jobs in Public Interest Organizations Taken by the Class of 2014

  PERCENTILE 90% of Reported
Salaries Fell
in the Range:		 Mean
Salary		 # of Salaries
Reported
25th Median 75th
AL $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $39,915 - 55,000 $45,280 14
AR — 45,377 — — 45,150 7
AZ 38,251 54,000 61,454 36,000 - 82,000 52,649 19
CA 37,000 45,000 52,000 24,000 - 68,000 45,311 205
CO 50,000 55,000 55,608 30,000 - 57,000 52,735 55
CT — 50,000 — — 50,600 5
DC 41,000 50,000 58,000 30,000 - 80,000 50,857 114
FL 40,000 42,000 45,000 34,000 - 47,000 41,837 118
GA 41,000 42,500 46,194 40,000 - 60,000 45,237 27
HI — 52,000 — — 50,400 5
IA — 41,625 — — 44,083 6
IL 35,000 44,000 50,000 23,664 - 60,000 43,019 55
IN 39,000 45,000 46,722 22,500 - 56,100 42,434 15
KS — 45,000 — — 43,500 5
KY 38,770 39,800 41,600 30,000 - 42,000 38,147 21
LA 32,500 41,000 44,500 21,000 - 48,000 38,333 12
MA 30,000 40,000 45,000 29,600 - 70,000 42,207 44
MD 45,000 50,000 55,630 25,000 - 67,000 49,399 26
MI 39,750 41,250 53,500 23,664 - 75,000 44,667 16
MN 45,000 50,000 52,975 25,000 - 85,000 51,132 29
MO 38,000 38,900 38,928 37,000 - 50,000 39,685 31
MT — 50,500 — — 48,212 8
NC 41,000 42,000 45,000 37,000 - 58,562 45,147 21
NE — 43,500 — — 50,500 9
NH — 45,000 — — 50,687 8
NJ 41,000 52,500 61,784 20,800 - 62,000 49,431 10
NM 46,000 48,545 49,000 20,000 - 56,400 45,802 17
NV — 66,000 — — 63,904 7
NY 45,000 50,000 56,000 30,000 - 65,000 50,548 253
OH 36,000 43,250 53,000 34,050 - 67,000 47,214 22
OK 38,500 40,000 42,000 32,000 - 42,500 39,308 13
OR 45,750 52,000 59,460 37,000 - 93,000 55,348 19
PA 36,000 43,200 49,000 30,000 - 57,000 43,061 51
SC — 40,000 — — 44,180 5
TN 45,000 48,000 50,000 30,000 - 80,000 49,446 19
TX 40,000 42,500 48,000 24,000 - 90,000 44,905 37
UT — 47,000 — — 50,373 9
VA 45,000 49,147 55,070 37,500 - 77,500 52,158 40
WA 40,000 48,369 54,000 30,000 - 63,000 48,423 23
WI 39,000 49,000 49,429 30,000 - 50,000 44,837 18
WV — 43,000 — — 40,500 5

Note: Figures are based on salaries reported for full-time jobs lasting at least a year. States with fewer than five salaries reported are not included in this table. Only medians and means are shown if fewer than ten salaries were reported. Public defender positions are included in this table.

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