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Brigham Young University
Private school
Provo, UT

Graduate salaries for Brigham Young University

Total 2018 graduates: 130

  • 49.2% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 24.6% of this school's 2018 graduates made $80,000 or more.

Median salary: $65,457

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 reported6449.2%$52,465$80,000$121,820$92,451
Employed - No salary reported5542.3%
Non-employed118.5%
Total graduates130100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3829.2%$82,500$120,000$165,000$120,964
Private sector - no salary reported3023.1%
Public sector - salary reported26 20% $40,000$50,500$61,412 $50,779
Public sector - no salary reported2519.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed118.5%
Total graduates130100%

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 996046.2% $52,465$80,000$123,820$93,840
J.D. advantage 11-0 ----
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1196449.2% $52,465$80,000$121,820$92,451
Non-employed 11
Total Graduates 130

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 55 34 26.2% $82,500 $120,000 $180,000 $123,853
Law firm: Bar passage required 55 34 26.2% $82,500 $120,000 $180,000 $123,853
Business & industry 13 - - - - - -
Government 22 10 7.7% $40,000 $41,500 $64,000 $47,740
Government: Bar passage required 19 9 6.9% $40,000 $40,000 $46,000 $45,933
Government: Other 310.8%
Public interest 8 8 6.2% $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $50,177
Public interest: Bar passage required 8 8 6.2% $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $50,177
Clerkship 17 7 5.4% $51,000 $52,930 $63,000 $56,276
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 15 5 3.8% $51,000 $52,000 $52,930 $53,786
Education 4 - - - - - -
Employed 1196449.2% $52,465$80,000$121,820$92,451
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 130

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 55 34 26.2% $82,500$120,000$180,000$123,853
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 13 5 3.8% $65,000 $70,000 $80,000 $68,800
11-25 attorneys 9 5 3.8% $80,000 $80,000 $82,500 $84,500
26-50 attorneys 9 5 3.8% $84,000 $115,000 $140,000 $112,000
51-100 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 5 5 3.8% $125,000 $135,000 $165,000 $145,000
501+ attorneys 12 10 7.7% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $169,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 64 30 23.1%
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 130

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Utah - 32 24.6% $49,250 $67,500 $120,000 $80,573
Outside of Utah
or unknown
- 32 24.6% $62,500 $81,250 $180,000 $104,329
Employed 1196449.2% $52,465$80,000$121,820$92,451
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 130
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