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Indiana University - Bloomington
Public school
Bloomington, IN

Graduate salaries for Indiana University - Bloomington

Total 2018 graduates: 155

  • 67.7% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 33.9% of this school's 2018 graduates made $90,000 or more.

Median salary: $65,238

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 reported10567.7%$62,500$90,000$120,000$98,406
Employed - No salary reported3824.5%
Non-employed127.7%
Total graduates155100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8152.3%$78,000$107,000$140,000$111,951
Private sector - no salary reported2516.1%
Public sector - salary reported24 15.5% $45,000$50,000$61,400 $52,692
Public sector - no salary reported138.4%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed127.7%
Total graduates155100%

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 1129259.4% $60,500$98,000$122,500$100,815
J.D. advantage 27138.4% $75,000$80,000$90,000$81,354
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 14310567.7% $62,500$90,000$120,000$98,406
Non-employed 12
Total Graduates 155

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 81 70 45.2% $80,000 $110,000 $155,000 $116,014
Law firm: Bar passage required 77 68 43.9% $81,250 $110,000 $157,500 $117,000
Law firm: Other 421.3%
Business & industry 25 11 7.1% $75,000 $80,000 $92,000 $86,091
Business & industry: Bar passage required 21 10 6.5% $75,000 $80,000 $90,000 $85,100
Business & industry: Other 410.6%
Government 26 14 9% $45,000 $46,250 $52,000 $49,364
Government: Bar passage required 21 13 8.4% $45,000 $47,500 $52,000 $49,962
Government: Other 510.6%
Public interest 1 - - - - - -
Clerkship 10 8 5.2% $54,800 $61,400 $66,050 $58,938
Federal 4 0 - - - -
State 6 0 - - - -
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 14310567.7% $62,500$90,000$120,000$98,406
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 155

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 81 70 45.2% $80,000$110,000$155,000$116,014
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 16 11 7.1% $60,000 $63,500 $82,500 $70,091
11-25 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 7 6 3.9% $65,000 $77,000 $80,000 $74,417
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 12 12 7.7% $100,000 $104,250 $112,500 $107,625
251-500 attorneys 10 10 6.5% $110,000 $120,000 $120,000 $121,500
501+ attorneys 27 26 16.8% $110,000 $180,000 $180,000 $152,115
Size unknown 1
Employed, non-law firm 62 35 22.6%
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 155

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Indiana - 40 25.8% $51,000 $70,000 $100,000 $75,650
Outside of Indiana
or unknown
- 65 41.9% $70,000 $107,000 $160,000 $112,409
Employed 14310567.7% $62,500$90,000$120,000$98,406
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 155