The following table shows the salaries of law school deans nationally along with the quality and size of their schools. John F. O’Brien of New England Law, Boston, may be the highest paid dean in the country, although he oversees what is considered a lower-tier school. Rankings are from US News & World Report.
| Dean | School | 2010-'11 salary | Full-time enrollment | Ranking | Median LSAT score |
| John F. O’Brien | New England Law, Boston | $867,358 | 815 | Not published | 151 |
| Evan H. Caminker | University of Michigan Law School | $457,964 | 1,149 | 10 | 169 |
| Paul G. Mahoney | University of Virginia School of Law | $450,000 | 1,093 | 7 | 170 |
| Elena Kagan (1) | Harvard Law School | 437,299 (2) | 1,679 | 4 | 173 |
| Stefanie A. Lindquist | University of Texas School of Law | $329,318 | 1,136 | 16 | 167 |
| William M. Treanor | Georgetown University Law Center | $304,653 | 1,671 | 13 | 170 |
| Lawrence R. Velvel | Massachusetts School of Law | $292,671 | 275 | Not listed (3) | Not required |
| Arthur R. Gaudio | Western New England University School of Law | $290,657 | 320 | Not published | 153 |
| Mary Lu Bilek | University of Massachusetts School of Law | $260,000 | 189 | Not listed (3) | 147 |
| Camille A. Nelson | Suffolk University Law School | Not available | 1,101 | 135 | 154 |
| Jeremy Paul | Northeastern University School of Law | Not available | 656 | 76 | 162 |
| Maureen A. O'Rourke | Boston University School of Law | Not available | 799 | 26 | 167 |
| Vincent D. Rougeau | Boston College Law School | Not available | 782 | 29 | 165 |
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