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University of Georgia
Public school
Athens, GA

Graduate salaries for University of Georgia

Total 2018 graduates: 195

  • 70.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 35.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $64,200 or more.

Median salary: $65,840

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 reported13870.8%$52,000$64,200$95,000$80,648
Employed - No salary reported4121%
Non-employed168.2%
Total graduates195100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported7739.5%$60,000$90,000$155,000$100,597
Private sector - no salary reported3015.4%
Public sector - salary reported61 31.3% $46,000$53,000$64,000 $55,466
Public sector - no salary reported115.6%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed168.2%
Total graduates195100%

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 16813468.7% $52,000$60,000$75,000$69,083
J.D. advantage 11-0 ----
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 17913870.8% $52,000$64,200$95,000$80,648
Non-employed 16
Total Graduates 195

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 92 68 34.9% $60,000 $95,000 $155,000 $103,324
Law firm: Bar passage required 91 68 34.9% $60,000 $95,000 $155,000 $103,324
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 15 9 4.6% $65,000 $77,000 $90,000 $80,000
Business & industry: Bar passage required 9 6 3.1% $65,000 $77,000 $90,000 $85,500
Business & industry: Other 631.5%
Government 26 19 9.7% $52,000 $60,000 $64,200 $58,682
Government: Bar passage required 22 18 9.2% $52,000 $60,250 $64,200 $58,818
Government: Other 410.5%
Public interest 7 5 2.6% $48,000 $51,000 $52,000 $49,800
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 5 2.6% $48,000 $51,000 $52,000 $49,800
Clerkship 38 36 18.5% $42,000 $53,000 $63,500 $54,985
Federal 16 16 8.2% $61,249 $62,500 $65,000 $63,690
State 22 20 10.3% $42,000 $42,000 $49,792 $48,021
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 17913870.8% $52,000$64,200$95,000$80,648
Non-employed 16
Total graduates 195

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 92 68 34.9% $60,000$95,000$155,000$103,324
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 30 15 7.7% $45,000 $55,000 $60,000 $53,700
11-25 attorneys 16 12 6.2% $58,000 $77,500 $100,000 $78,542
26-50 attorneys 9 8 4.1% $80,000 $90,000 $109,000 $92,875
51-100 attorneys 7 6 3.1% $65,000 $75,000 $95,000 $82,500
101-250 attorneys 8 8 4.1% $97,500 $132,500 $155,000 $128,125
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 19 18 9.2% $155,000 $155,000 $165,000 $162,222
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 87 70 35.9%
Non-employed 16
Total graduates 195

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Georgia - 118 60.5% $52,000 $64,245 $100,000 $81,225
Outside of Georgia
or unknown
- 19 9.7% $52,824 $64,200 $90,000 $78,520
Employed 17913870.8% $52,000$64,200$95,000$80,648
Non-employed 16
Total graduates 195
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