<h2><em><u>The average student loan debt for lawyers was $142,900 as of the 2015-2016 school year, the most recent year statistics are available.1 Private law schools cost an average of $49,548 per academic year. Public schools cost significantly less, with an average cost of $21,300 per year.2</u></em></h2><h2 /><h2><em><u>The average student loan debt for lawyers was $142,900 as of the 2015-2016 school year, the most recent year statistics are available.1 Private law schools cost an average of $49,548 per academic year. Public schools cost significantly less, with an average cost of $21,300 per year.2While your salary after law school may help to make up for that, it all depends on where you work. The median compensation for a first-year lawyer working in the private sector was $75,000 as of 2018. The median compensation for all attorneys was $122,960 per year as of 2019, so your salary will improve as time goes on, making it easier to repay your student loans</u></em></h2>
