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University of Florida
Public school
Gainesville, FL

Graduate Salaries for University of Florida

Total 2018 graduates: 320

  • 74.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 37.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $63,869

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 reported23874.4%$46,000$65,000$80,000$74,062
Employed - No salary reported5015.6%
Non-employed3210%
Total graduates320100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported16150.3%$60,000$75,000$100,000$86,913
Private sector - no salary reported3510.9%
Public sector - salary reported77 24.1% $41,000$44,000$47,102 $47,193
Public sector - no salary reported154.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed3210%
Total graduates320100%

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 25922269.4% $46,000$65,000$81,000$74,414
J.D. advantage 28165% $50,000$60,000$78,500$69,188
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 28823874.4% $46,000$65,000$80,000$74,062
Non-employed 32
Total Graduates 320

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 179 146 45.6% $60,000 $75,000 $105,000 $87,774
Law firm: Bar passage required 172 145 45.3% $60,000 $75,000 $105,000 $88,138
Law firm: Other 710.3%
Business & industry 17 15 4.7% $60,000 $68,000 $85,000 $78,533
Business & industry: Bar passage required 6 5 1.6% $68,000 $85,000 $85,000 $76,000
Business & industry: Bar passage required 12 10 3.1% $60,000 $67,500 $85,000 $79,800
Government 69 42 13.1% $40,000 $41,000 $45,000 $47,139
Government: Bar passage required 43 38 11.9% $40,000 $41,000 $45,000 $46,207
Government: Other 2641.3%
Public interest 9 25 7.8% $43,000 $46,000 $47,102 $46,484
Public interest: Bar passage required 27 24 7.5% $42,500 $46,000 $47,051 $46,338
Clerkship 11 10 3.1% $45,000 $45,409 $55,000 $49,188
Federal 2 0 - - - -
State 9 8 2.5% $43,500 $45,000 $45,817 $45,704
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 28823874.4% $46,000$65,000$80,000$74,062
Non-employed 32
Total graduates 320

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 179 146 45.6% $60,000$75,000$105,000$87,774
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 72 55 17.2% $55,000 $60,000 $70,000 $62,845
11-25 attorneys 20 15 4.7% $60,000 $72,500 $80,000 $74,033
26-50 attorneys 19 16 5% $66,500 $75,000 $99,000 $78,656
51-100 attorneys 16 13 4.1% $65,000 $75,000 $101,000 $90,692
101-250 attorneys 17 15 4.7% $75,000 $90,000 $140,000 $101,967
251-500 attorneys 17 15 4.7% $100,000 $120,000 $135,000 $121,800
501+ attorneys 18 17 5.3% $130,000 $155,000 $165,000 $144,353
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 109 92 28.8%
Non-employed 32
Total graduates 320

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Florida - 196 61.3% $45,000 $60,000 $79,000 $69,139
Outside of Florida
or unknown
- 42 13.1% $60,000 $74,000 $155,000 $97,036
Employed 28823874.4% $46,000$65,000$80,000$74,062
Non-employed 32
Total graduates 320