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University of Houston
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Houston, TX
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Graduate salaries for University of Houston

Total 2018 graduates: 226

  • 61.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 30.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $83,000 or more.

Median salary: $73,446

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 reported13961.5%$65,000$83,000$180,000$106,301
Employed - No salary reported7332.3%
Non-employed146.2%
Total graduates226100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported11450.4%$70,000$96,750$180,000$115,676
Private sector - no salary reported6428.3%
Public sector - salary reported25 11.1% $58,000$62,900$69,904 $63,552
Public sector - no salary reported94%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed146.2%
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 17512756.2% $65,000$83,000$180,000$108,242
J.D. advantage 30125.3% $60,800$76,750$102,500$85,758
Professional 7-0%
Non-professional 0-0%
Employed 21213961.5% $65,000$83,000$180,000$106,301
Non-employed 14
Total Graduates 226

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 140 93 41.2% $75,000 $107,000 $180,000 $123,172
Law firm: Bar passage required 131 92 40.7% $77,500 $108,500 $180,000 $124,185
Law firm: Other 910.4%
Business & industry 38 21 9.3% $65,000 $70,000 $96,500 $82,481
Business & industry: Bar passage required 15 11 4.9% $65,000 $70,000 $85,000 $74,227
Business & industry: Bar passage required 18 10 4.4% $64,000 $77,500 $108,000 $91,560
Business & industry: Other 500%
Government 17 12 5.3% $60,769 $63,950 $67,452 $64,017
Government: Bar passage required 16 12 5.3% $60,769 $63,950 $67,452 $64,017
Government: Other 100%
Public interest 6 5 2.2% $50,000 $57,000 $69,200 $60,240
Public interest: Bar passage required 5 5 2.2% $50,000 $57,000 $69,200 $60,240
Public interest: Other 100%
Clerkship 7 6 2.7% $55,000 $64,000 $69,904 $62,984
Federal 5 -
State 2 -
Education 4 - -
Employed 21213961.5% $65,000$83,000$180,000$106,301
Non-employed 14
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 140 93 41.2% $75,000$107,000$180,000$123,172
Solo 5
2-10 attorneys 42 24 10.6% $66,500 $75,000 $85,000 $75,075
11-25 attorneys 20 10 4.4% $70,000 $79,000 $85,000 $87,018
26-50 attorneys 17 11 4.9% $80,000 $90,000 $100,000 $97,727
51-100 attorneys 0 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0%
251-500 attorneys 8 - 0%
501+ attorneys 42 41 18.1% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $167,805
Size unknown 2
Employed, non-law firm 72 46 20.4%
Non-employed 14
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
Texas - 127 56.2% $68,000 $85,000 $180,000 $108,214
Outside of Texas
or unknown
- 12 5.3% $65,000 $67,100 $95,000 $86,058
Employed 21213961.5% $65,000$83,000$180,000$106,301
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 226
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