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University of Colorado
Public school
Boulder, CO

Graduate salaries for University of Colorado

Total 2018 graduates: 193

  • 85% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 42.5% of this school's 2018 graduates made $61,731 or more.

Median salary: $63,600

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 reported16485%$54,500$61,731$80,000$75,217
Employed - No salary reported178.8%
Non-employed126.2%
Total graduates193100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8845.6%$63,750$75,000$110,000$90,898
Private sector - no salary reported73.6%
Public sector - salary reported76 39.4% $50,000$57,000$59,208 $57,060
Public sector - no salary reported105.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed126.2%
Total graduates193100%

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 16015580.3% $55,000$62,500$82,500$75,854
J.D. advantage 1394.7% $49,920$56,000$75,000$64,253
Professional 2-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 18116485% $54,500$61,731$80,000$75,217
Non-employed 12
Total Graduates 193

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 74 72 37.3% $65,000 $80,000 $122,500 $95,597
Law firm: Bar passage required 74 72 37.3% $65,000 $80,000 $122,500 $95,597
Business & industry 21 16 8.3% $53,500 $72,500 $82,000 $69,751
Business & industry: Bar passage required 10 10 5.2% $60,000 $76,500 $90,000 $76,950
Business & industry: Bar passage required 9 6 3.1% $48,000 $50,960 $75,000 $57,753
Business & industry: Other 200%
Government 29 26 13.5% $50,000 $61,500 $70,000 $62,594
Government: Bar passage required 26 24 12.4% $50,000 $61,500 $70,000 $60,529
Government: Other 321%
Public interest 18 18 9.3% $57,000 $57,000 $57,276 $56,108
Public interest: Bar passage required 17 17 8.8% $57,000 $57,000 $57,276 $56,056
Public interest: Other 110.5%
Clerkship 35 30 15.5% $49,200 $52,000 $59,208 $53,273
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 33 28 14.5% $48,600 $50,000 $57,480 $52,642
Education 4 - - - - - -
Employed 18116485% $54,500$61,731$80,000$75,217
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 193

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 74 72 37.3% $65,000$80,000$122,500$95,597
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 30 30 15.5% $55,000 $65,000 $75,000 $67,782
11-25 attorneys 11 11 5.7% $70,000 $75,000 $80,000 $74,773
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 5 5 2.6% $75,000 $110,000 $110,000 $94,000
101-250 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 16 15 7.8% $130,000 $140,000 $180,000 $150,200
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 107 92 47.7%
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 193

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Colorado - 138 71.5% $55,000 $61,250 $82,500 $74,605
Outside of Colorado
or unknown
- 26 13.5% $52,000 $61,731 $74,000 $78,464
Employed 18116485% $54,500$61,731$80,000$75,217
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 193