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Employment Statistics - Class of 2008
90% of 2008 Chicago-Kent College of Law graduates who reported seeking employment secured professional employment within nine months of graduation.
Employment Categories
|
Private Practice
|
55.0% |
| Business/Corporations | 17.0% |
| Government | 13.0% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 5.0% |
| Public Interest | 8.0% |
| Academia | 2.0% |
Reported Salaries
All Salaries
58% reporting salary information.
| Range | $35,000 - $165,000 |
| Average | $90,077 |
| Median | $65,000 |
Private Practice Overall (law firms of all sizes)
| Range | $35,000 - $165,000 |
| Average | $112,327 |
| Median | $122,500 |
Private Practice By Firm Size (ranges)
| 2-10 Attorneys | $37,500 - $107,000 |
| 11-25 Attorneys | $40,000 - $160,000 |
| 26-50 Attorneys | $52,000 - $100,000 |
| 51 - 100 Attorneys | $35,000 - $165,000 |
| 101-250 Attorneys | $75,000 - $150,000 |
| 251-500 Attorneys | $100,000 - $160,000 |
| 501+ | $120,000 - $160,000 |
Private Business Sector (corporations, banks, etc.)
| Range | $40,000 - $110,000 |
| Average | $63,990 |
| Median | $60,000 |
Government (state, local, federal)
| Range | $45,000 - $106,000 |
| Average | $62,388 |
| Median | $55,756 |
Public Interest (includes public defender offices and unions)
| Range | $36,000 - $55,000 |
| Average | $46,444 |
| Median | $46,000 |
Geographic Areas of Employment
Distribution
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Midwest
(IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI) |
87.0% |
|
Rocky Mountain/West
(AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY) |
3.0% |
|
Northeast
(CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT) |
5.0% |
|
South
(AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV) |
5.0% |
| Within Illinois | 80.0% |
| Outside of Illinois | 20.0% |
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