To put it charitably, one reason people consider joining the legal profession is to cash in — lawyers make lots of money, right? Totally worth it. Instead, mqke are two distinct humps. The graph above is from NALP dataand displays the starting salaries of law graduates, by percentage. Not too shabby. You could probably live comfortably on that in a major city, even with some student loan payments. However, almost no one makes the mean salary. And feel free to sign up for our weekly newsletter and get lots of great stuff sent directly to you! Image by 7rains via stock. Whlch about your law school grades?