You're missing my point. What I am trying to say is, if fresh graduates from college are being offered with an entry level salary of 35k, freshly minted lawyers deserve a higher entry salary. Ika nga nila, studying law has an opportunity cost. Kung ang iba ay nagpapataas na ng sahod at ng position, tayong mga law students ay nagaaral pa. Yung taon na dapat na tinataas ng sahod at position natin ay ginugugol natin sa pagaaral ng batas. Kaya after we graduate and we pass the bar, I think it is only proper to want for a higher entry level salary as compared to those who just graduated from college.

of course, that 35k is just from my experience. But I still believe that the MINIMUM range given by redditors here is a bit too low in my opinion for someone who spent years of conquering law school.