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2026 Highest Paid Law Grads in Washington

[Law](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/law/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a law degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where law graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Law Grads in Washington

2026 Highest Paid Law Grads in Washington

Below are the schools whose law graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Law Graduates

1

University Of Washington Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

$112,445 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in law, no school beat University Of Washington Seattle Campus this year. University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public school located in the city of Seattle. Early-career law graduates from University Of Washington Seattle Campus make a median of around $112,445 per year.

2

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

$96,708 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes Seattle University one of the highest-paying schools for law. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career law graduates from Seattle University make a median of around $96,708 per year.

3

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

$89,280 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes Gonzaga University one of the highest-paying schools for law. Gonzaga University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane. Early-career law graduates from Gonzaga University make a median of around $89,280 per year.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their law graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.