USNWR: Is Law School Worth It?

Absolutely, but if you research the salary number, the bimodal distribution goes back at least two decades – since the dot-com hiring frenzy. The the 1990’s were a different story.

https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/the-toppling-of-top-tier-lawyer-jobs/?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=B72B17FE81350F5A0C39145583AC11B0&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL

https://www.tourolaw.edu/cso/docs/2008Salaries.htm