Total 2018 graduates: 102

59.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 29.9% of this school's 2018 graduates made $55,000 or more.

Median salary: $49,737

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 reported	61	59.8%	$41,760	$55,000	$64,000	$55,107
Employed - No salary reported	19	18.6%
Non-employed	22	21.6%
Total graduates	102	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	36	35.3%	$43,500	$56,225	$67,500	$57,030
Private sector - no salary reported	12	11.8%
Public sector - salary reported	24	23.5%	$41,017	$51,500	$62,500	$52,019
Public sector - no salary reported	5	4.9%
Unknown sector	3	2.9%
Non-employed	22	21.6%
Total graduates	102	100%

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	59	48	47.1%	$42,500	$55,500	$64,250	$56,320
J.D. advantage	10	6	5.9%	$35,000	$41,078	$52,000	$45,359
Professional	9	7	6.9%	$41,033	$58,000	$65,000	$55,148
Non-professional	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	80	61	59.8%	$41,760	$55,000	$64,000	$55,107
Non-employed	22
Total Graduates	102

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	40	30	29.4%	$42,000	$54,072	$65,000	$56,246
Law firm: Bar passage required	35	27	26.5%	$45,000	$57,450	$65,000	$58,385
Law firm: Other	5	3	2.9%
Business & industry	8	6	5.9%	$50,000	$65,500	$78,000	$60,950
Government	15	9	8.8%	$56,000	$62,500	$63,500	$57,851
Government: Bar passage required	7	5	4.9%	$62,500	$62,500	$63,500	$62,300
Government: Other	8	4	3.9%
Public interest	6	9	8.8%	$41,000	$43,000	$51,000	$49,640
Clerkship	4	0		-	-	-	-
Federal	1	0		-	-	-	-
State	3	0		-	-	-	-
Education	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	80	61	59.8%	$41,760	$55,000	$64,000	$55,107
Non-employed	22
Total graduates	102

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	40	30	29.4%	$42,000	$54,072	$65,000	$56,246
Solo	4
2-10 attorneys	29	25	24.5%	$40,000	$50,000	$65,000	$53,490
11-25 attorneys	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	40	31	30.4%
Non-employed	22
Total graduates	102

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Arkansas	-	48	47.1%	$40,500	$51,000	$64,250	$53,661
Outside of Arkansas or unknown	-	13	12.7%	$51,000	$60,000	$64,000	$60,446
Employed	80	61	59.8%	$41,760	$55,000	$64,000	$55,107
Non-employed	22
Total graduates	102

Graduate salaries for University of Arkansas - Little Rock