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DePaul University
Private school
Chicago, IL

Graduate salaries for DePaul University

Total 2018 graduates: 226

  • 30.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 15.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $58,704

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 reported6930.5%$58,500$65,000$90,000$81,372
Employed - No salary reported11651.3%
Non-employed4118.1%
Total graduates226100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4519.9%$63,000$82,000$100,000$93,191
Private sector - no salary reported9341.2%
Public sector - salary reported24 10.6% $50,200$62,500$65,083 $59,213
Public sector - no salary reported2310.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed4118.1%
Total graduates226100%

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 1285122.6% $56,000$65,166$93,000$86,231
J.D. advantage 47177.5% $60,000$65,000$82,000$67,888
Professional 6-0 ----
Non-professional 4-0 ----
Employed 1856930.5% $58,500$65,000$90,000$81,372
Non-employed 41
Total Graduates 226

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 96 31 13.7% $62,800 $83,500 $145,000 $101,390
Law firm: Bar passage required 85 30 13.3% $65,000 $84,250 $145,000 $102,676
Law firm: Other 1110.4%
Business & industry 42 14 6.2% $63,000 $74,500 $85,000 $75,036
Business & industry: Bar passage required 28 11 4.9% $60,000 $65,000 $82,000 $70,591
Business & industry: Other 1431.3%
Government 33 13 5.8% $38,000 $65,000 $65,000 $54,620
Government: Bar passage required 21 10 4.4% $60,000 $65,000 $65,000 $57,746
Government: Other 1231.3%
Public interest 3 6 2.7% $50,400 $51,500 $56,000 $52,983
Public interest: Bar passage required 8 5 2.2% $51,000 $52,000 $56,000 $53,580
Clerkship 6 0 - - - -
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 4 0 - - - -
Education 5 - - - - - -
Employed 1856930.5% $58,500$65,000$90,000$81,372
Non-employed 41
Total graduates 226

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 96 31 13.7% $62,800$83,500$145,000$101,390
Solo 3
2-10 attorneys 39 7 3.1% $50,000 $55,000 $60,000 $55,714
11-25 attorneys 12 5 2.2% $65,000 $70,000 $82,000 $71,400
26-50 attorneys 9 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 6 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 21 12 5.3% $102,500 $150,500 $180,000 $142,192
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 89 38 16.8%
Non-employed 41
Total graduates 226

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Illinois - 58 25.7% $60,000 $69,000 $93,000 $83,825
Outside of Illinois
or unknown
- 11 4.9% $50,000 $55,000 $65,000 $68,440
Employed 1856930.5% $58,500$65,000$90,000$81,372
Non-employed 41
Total graduates 226
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