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University of Denver
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Denver, CO
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Graduate salaries for University of Denver

Total 2018 graduates: 241

  • 68% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 34% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $61,558

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 reported16468%$55,000$65,000$90,000$77,536
Employed - No salary reported6225.7%
Non-employed156.2%
Total graduates241100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported9539.4%$60,000$78,000$115,000$92,616
Private sector - no salary reported4217.4%
Public sector - salary reported69 28.6% $50,000$57,000$64,900 $56,775
Public sector - no salary reported208.3%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed156.2%
Total graduates241100%

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 15613254.8% $55,000$65,000$91,750$79,445
J.D. advantage 443012.4% $55,000$64,000$76,000$67,977
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 5-0 ----
Employed 22616468% $55,000$65,000$90,000$77,536
Non-employed 15
Total Graduates 241

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 95 70 29% $60,000 $76,500 $115,000 $89,593
Law firm: Bar passage required 89 68 28.2% $60,000 $79,000 $117,500 $90,743
Law firm: Other 620.8%
Business & industry 42 25 10.4% $63,000 $80,000 $110,000 $101,080
Business & industry: Bar passage required 7 6 2.5% $105,000 $150,000 $195,000 $171,667
Business & industry: Bar passage required 26 18 7.5% $60,000 $65,500 $95,000 $75,389
Business & industry: Other 910.4%
Government 47 23 9.5% $50,000 $55,000 $64,900 $55,461
Government: Bar passage required 29 19 7.9% $40,000 $55,000 $65,900 $55,489
Government: Other 1841.7%
Public interest 11 17 7.1% $57,000 $57,500 $58,416 $57,183
Public interest: Bar passage required 16 12 5% $57,000 $57,500 $58,416 $58,509
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 5 2.1% $40,000 $52,000 $66,000 $54,000
Clerkship 26 26 10.8% $49,500 $54,500 $65,000 $56,414
Federal 4 5 2.1% $65,000 $67,000 $69,000 $68,200
State 22 21 8.7% $49,500 $50,000 $57,000 $53,608
Education 5 - - - - - -
Employed 22616468% $55,000$65,000$90,000$77,536
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 241

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 95 70 29% $60,000$76,500$115,000$89,593
Solo 3
2-10 attorneys 39 25 10.4% $55,000 $60,000 $65,000 $60,680
11-25 attorneys 14 10 4.1% $58,000 $70,000 $75,000 $70,650
26-50 attorneys 15 13 5.4% $78,000 $90,000 $115,000 $94,077
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 8 7 2.9% $135,000 $135,000 $135,000 $126,429
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 11 10 4.1% $110,000 $147,500 $160,000 $144,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 131 94 39%
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 241

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Colorado - 144 59.8% $55,000 $64,950 $91,750 $78,910
Outside of Colorado
or unknown
- 20 8.3% $56,500 $65,500 $73,500 $67,650
Employed 22616468% $55,000$65,000$90,000$77,536
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 241
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