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University of California - Irvine
Public school
Irvine, CA

Graduate Salaries for University of California - Irvine

Total 2018 graduates: 114

  • 75.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 37.7% of this school's 2018 graduates made $83,000 or more.

Median salary: $76,998

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 reported8675.4%$66,386$83,000$170,000$107,346
Employed - No salary reported1614%
Non-employed1210.5%
Total graduates114100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5951.8%$80,000$130,000$180,000$126,081
Private sector - no salary reported65.3%
Public sector - salary reported27 23.7% $60,000$69,182$76,505 $66,404
Public sector - no salary reported108.8%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1210.5%
Total graduates114100%

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 878271.9% $69,182$84,000$180,000$108,871
J.D. advantage 3-0 ----
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1028675.4% $66,386$83,000$170,000$107,346
Non-employed 12
Total Graduates 114

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 60 55 48.2% $80,000 $140,000 $180,000 $128,305
Law firm: Bar passage required 60 55 48.2% $80,000 $140,000 $180,000 $128,305
Business & industry 5 - - - - - -
Government 11 6 5.3% $62,000 $70,578 $80,283 $68,998
Public interest 16 11 9.6% $54,165 $70,000 $77,450 $65,920
Public interest: Bar passage required 20 11 9.6% $54,165 $70,000 $77,450 $65,920
Clerkship 10 10 8.8% $61,218 $65,693 $69,800 $63,380
Federal 8 8 7% $62,109 $65,693 $69,491 $65,726
State 2 0 - - - -
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 1028675.4% $66,386$83,000$170,000$107,346
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 114

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 60 55 48.2% $80,000$140,000$180,000$128,305
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 13 12 10.5% $54,000 $73,500 $80,000 $67,500
11-25 attorneys 6 6 5.3% $83,000 $85,000 $120,000 $98,667
26-50 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 29 28 24.6% $160,000 $180,000 $180,000 $168,571
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 42 31 27.2%
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 114

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 72 63.2% $71,000 $90,000 $180,000 $112,292
Outside of California
or unknown
- 14 12.3% $61,218 $65,693 $85,000 $81,908
Employed 1028675.4% $66,386$83,000$170,000$107,346
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 114