Employment Statistics - Class of 2006
97% of 2006 Chicago-Kent College of Law graduates who sought employment secured professional employment within nine months of graduation.
Employment Categories
|
Private Practice
|
57.6% |
| Business/Corporations | 18.8% |
| Government | 14.5% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 4.7% |
| Public Interest | 3.4% |
| Academia | 1.0% |
Reported Salaries
All Salaries
| Range | $ 30,000 - $145,000 |
| Average | $ 78,113 |
| Median | $ 62,750 |
Private Practice Overall (law firms of all sizes)
| Range | $ 30,000 - $145,000 |
| Average | $ 92,856 |
| Median | $ 87,500 |
Private Practice By Firm Size (ranges)
| 2-10 Attorneys | $ 30,000 - $115,000 |
| 11-25 Attorneys | $ 50,000 - $140,000 |
| 26-50 Attorneys | $ 61,000 - $125,000 |
| 51 - 100 Attorneys | $ 74,000 - $130,000 |
| 101-250 Attorneys | $ 72,000 - $135,000 |
| 251-500 Attorneys | $ 95,000 - $137,500 |
| 501+ | $ 135,000 - $145,000 |
Private Business Sector (corporations, banks, etc.)
| Range | $ 35,000 - $125,000 |
| Average | $ 69,380 |
| Median | $ 62,500 |
Government (state, local, federal)
| Range | $ 33,000 - $80,000 |
| Average | $ 52,928 |
| Median | $ 56,000 |
Public Interest (includes public defender offices and unions)
| Range | $ 42,500 - 47,250 |
| Average | $ 44,917 |
| Median | $ 45,000 |
Geographic Areas of Employment
Distribution
|
Midwest
(IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI) |
91.5% |
|
Rocky Mountain/West
(AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY) |
1.7% |
|
Northeast
(CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT) |
3.8% |
|
South
(AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV) |
2.6% |
|
Abroad
|
.4% |
| Within Illinois | 88.5% |
| Outside of Illinois | 11.5% |
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