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Employment Statistics, Class of 2006
| Employed | 94.5% |
| Not Seeking | 2.1% |
| Seeking | 0.8% |
| Advanced Degree | 1.3% |
| Full-time Bar Study | 1.3% |
Employment Categories |
Private Practice | 50.4% |
| Solo Practice | 1.8% |
| 2-10 Attorneys | 12.1% |
| 11-25 Attorneys | 5.8% |
| 26-50 Attorneys | 4.0% |
| 51-100 Attorneys | 4.9% |
| 100-250 Attorneys | 8.0% |
| 251-500 Attorneys | 4.5% |
| 501+ Attorneys | 8.0% |
| Size not Disclosed | 1.3% |
Business | 16.1% |
| Accounting Firms/Investment Banking/Management Consulting | 1.8% |
| Insurance Companies | 5.0% |
| Legal Placement Agencies | 1.3% |
| Technology/eCommerce Companies | 1.3% |
| Trade Association | 0.9% |
| Other Corporate | 5.8% |
Government | 11.6% |
| Federal (including Military) | 4.0% |
| State | 6.7% |
| Local | 0.9% |
Judicial Clerkship | 13.4% |
| Federal | 1.8% |
| State | 11.6% |
Public Interest | 5.8% |
| Direct Legal Services | 1.3% |
| Public Defender/Appellate Defender | 2.2% |
Academic | 2.7% |
| Other Academic Position | 2.7% |
Geographic Distribution |
| New England | 72.1% |
| Middle Atlantic | 15.3% |
| East North Central | 0.5% |
| West North Central | 0.5% |
| South Atlantic | 8.4% |
| Mountain | 1.9% |
| Pacific | 1.4% |
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Percent error = + 0.1%
(Reported as of February 15, 2007)
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Salary Information for Class of 2006
| HIGH | LOW | MEDIAN | MEAN | # RESPONDING | %
RESPONDING
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| Total Surveyed | 150,000 | 30,000 | 74,000 | 80,709 | 138/237 | 58% |
| Business | 95,000 | 41,600 | 80,000 | 74,440 | 15/36 | 42% |
| Accounting | 80,000 |
68,000 | 74,000 | 74,000 | 2/2 | 100% |
| Insurance | 95,000 | 50,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 7/11 | 64% |
| Other Corporate | 92,000 | 85,000 | 90,000 | 89,250 | 4/11 | 36% |
| Government | 70,000 | 44,856 | 48,000 | 52,100 | 7/20 | 35% |
| Federal | 44,856 | 44,856 | 44,856 | 44,856 | 1/3 | 33% |
| State | 70,000 | 47,500 | 52,000 | 56,500 | 3/12 | 25% |
| Local | 57,359 | 47,500 | 48,000 | 50,953 | 3/5 | 60% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 66,242 | 35,000 | 47,200 | 49,065 | 27/30 | 90% |
| Federal | 56,000 | 46,000 | 50,500 | 53,000 | 4/4 | 100% |
| State | 66,242 | 35,000 | | 48,380 | 23/26 | 88% |
| Military | 50,000 | 48,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 2/6 | 33% |
| Public Interest | 45,645 | 35,000 | 43,750 | 42,036 | 4/14 | 29% |
| Direct Legal Services | 45,500 | 42,000 | 43,750 | 43,750 | 2/3 | 67% |
| Public Defender | 45,645 | 35,000 | 40,322 | 40,322 | 2/6 | 33% |
| 75 %TILE | 25 %TILE | MEDIAN | MEAN | # RESPONDING | %
RESPONDING
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| Private Practice | 125,000 | 73,000 | 95,000 | 97,777 | 82/113 | 73% |
| 2-10 | 72,800 | 52,000 | 60,500 | 60,300 | 14/27 | 52% |
| 11-25 | 80,000 | 61,000 | 70,000 | 74,929 | 7/13 | 54% |
| 26-50 | 90,000 | 70,000 | 80,000 | 77,929 | 7/9 | 78% |
| 51-100 | 90,000 | 85,000 | 87,000 | 86,444 | 9/11 | 82% |
| 101-250 | 125,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 107,353 | 17/18 | 94% |
| 251-500 | 145,000 | 108,000 | 117,500 | 122,300 | 10/10 | 100% |
| 501 or More | 145,000 | 110,000 | 140,000 | 126,528 | 18/18 | 100% |
Geographic Salary Distribution
| 75 %TILE | 25 %TILE | MEDIAN | MEAN | # RESPONDING | %
RESPONDING
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| New England | 95,000 | 54,000 | 80,000 | 79,429 | 95/155 | 61% |
| Middle Atlantic | 145,000 | 48,000 | 75,000 | 91,164 | 25/33 | 76% |
| East & West North Central | - | - | - | - | 0/2 | 0% |
| South Atlantic | 125,000 | 46,500 | 53,500 | 75,746 | 12/18 | 67% |
| Mountain | - | - | - | - | 0/4 | 0% |
| Pacific | - | - | - | - | 0/3 | 0% |
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