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University of Arkansas - Little Rock
Public school
Little Rock, AR

Graduate salaries for University of Arkansas - Little Rock

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 reported6159.8%$41,760$55,000$64,000$55,107
Employed - No salary reported1918.6%
Non-employed2221.6%
Total graduates102100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3635.3%$43,500$56,225$67,500$57,030
Private sector - no salary reported1211.8%
Public sector - salary reported24 23.5% $41,017$51,500$62,500 $52,019
Public sector - no salary reported54.9%
Unknown sector32.9%
Non-employed2221.6%
Total graduates102100%

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 594847.1% $42,500$55,500$64,250$56,320
J.D. advantage 1065.9% $35,000$41,078$52,000$45,359
Professional 976.9% $41,033$58,000$65,000$55,148
Non-professional 2-0 ----
Employed 806159.8% $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 532.9%
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 843.9%
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 806159.8% $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 806159.8% $41,760$55,000$64,000$55,107
Non-employed 22
Total graduates 102
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