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University of Akron
Public school
Akron, OH

Graduate salaries for University of Akron

Total 2018 graduates: 120

  • 50% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 25% of this school's 2018 graduates made $62,350 or more.

Median salary: $50,272

This is the most recent median salary for graduates who borrowed, reported in 2020 about graduates from 2016 and 2017. This average is derived from actual tax returns in the year following graduation and mapped to J.D. programs by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more.

Additionally, the majority of law schools voluntarily publish salary information about graduates based upon student/graduate surveys, investigation, and public information. This salary information is on this page.

Salary distribution for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported6050%$46,000$62,350$80,000$71,616
Employed - No salary reported4537.5%
Non-employed1512.5%
Total graduates120100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5041.7%$50,000$70,000$92,000$76,462
Private sector - no salary reported3428.3%
Public sector - salary reported10 8.3% $45,000$47,300$48,672 $47,387
Public sector - no salary reported119.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1512.5%
Total graduates120100%

When a row has no salary data, indicated by a "-" (hyphen), it either means that no graduates reported a salary for the category or that fewer than five graduates reported a salary for the category.

Salaries by job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 684638.3% $48,000$67,500$80,000$74,693
J.D. advantage 28108.3% $45,000$48,000$100,000$61,440
Professional 8-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 1056050% $46,000$62,350$80,000$71,616
Non-employed 15
Total Graduates 120

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 61 35 29.2% $55,000 $70,000 $80,000 $79,297
Law firm: Bar passage required 50 34 28.3% $55,000 $70,000 $80,000 $81,324
Law firm: Other 1110.8%
Business & industry 23 15 12.5% $45,000 $60,000 $100,000 $69,847
Business & industry: Bar passage required 11 7 5.8% $45,000 $50,000 $115,000 $74,429
Business & industry: Other 1286.7%
Government 13 - - - - - -
Public interest 4 5 4.2% $48,000 $48,672 $59,000 $50,254
Public interest: Bar passage required 5 5 4.2% $48,000 $48,672 $59,000 $50,254
Clerkship 1 0 - - - -
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 1 0 - - - -
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 1056050% $46,000$62,350$80,000$71,616
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 120

Law firm salaries by size for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 61 35 29.2% $55,000$70,000$80,000$79,297
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 34 13 10.8% $45,000 $50,000 $55,000 $52,923
11-25 attorneys 6 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 6 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 5 5 4.2% $78,000 $80,000 $92,000 $82,400
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 44 25 20.8%
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 120

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Ohio - 45 37.5% $46,000 $55,000 $78,000 $66,222
Outside of Ohio
or unknown
- 15 12.5% $55,000 $70,000 $115,000 $87,800
Employed 1056050% $46,000$62,350$80,000$71,616
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 120
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