Skip to main content
Law School Transparency logo
Creighton University
Private school
Omaha, NE

Graduate salaries for Creighton University

Total 2018 graduates: 104

  • 36.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 18.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $60,105 or more.

Median salary: $57,168

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 reported3836.5%$52,000$60,105$80,000$69,652
Employed - No salary reported5250%
Non-employed1413.5%
Total graduates104100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported2322.1%$62,000$70,000$94,000$80,565
Private sector - no salary reported3129.8%
Public sector - salary reported15 14.4% $48,000$52,000$57,500 $52,917
Public sector - no salary reported2120.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1413.5%
Total graduates104100%

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 713432.7% $50,000$58,750$70,000$64,728
J.D. advantage 14-0 ----
Professional 3-0 ----
Non-professional 2-0 ----
Employed 903836.5% $52,000$60,105$80,000$69,652
Non-employed 14
Total Graduates 104

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 18 17.3% $55,000 $70,000 $92,000 $74,833
Law firm: Bar passage required 37 17 16.3% $55,000 $70,000 $92,000 $75,118
Law firm: Other 311%
Business & industry 14 5 4.8% $65,000 $80,000 $96,000 $101,200
Government 8 - - - - - -
Public interest 13 - - - - - -
Clerkship 15 9 8.7% $48,000 $52,000 $60,000 $52,473
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 13 7 6.7% $46,000 $49,000 $52,047 $50,292
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 903836.5% $52,000$60,105$80,000$69,652
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 104

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 18 17.3% $55,000$70,000$92,000$74,833
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 18 - 0 - - - -
11-25 attorneys 9 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 1
Employed, non-law firm 50 20 19.2%
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 104

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Nebraska - 25 24% $52,047 $65,000 $80,000 $71,430
Outside of Nebraska
or unknown
- 13 12.5% $52,000 $60,000 $65,000 $66,231
Employed 903836.5% $52,000$60,105$80,000$69,652
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 104
Feedback