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University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
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Chicago, IL
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Graduate salaries for University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Total 2018 graduates: 274

  • 43.1% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 21.5% of this school's 2018 graduates made $64,400 or more.

Median salary: $54,970

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 reported11843.1%$52,000$64,400$76,000$72,530
Employed - No salary reported11943.4%
Non-employed3713.5%
Total graduates274100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8430.7%$52,000$61,500$80,000$74,353
Private sector - no salary reported10739.1%
Public sector - salary reported34 12.4% $51,101$65,000$75,648 $68,028
Public sector - no salary reported114%
Unknown sector10.4%
Non-employed3713.5%
Total graduates274100%

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 15910036.5% $51,551$61,900$70,000$68,820
J.D. advantage 52134.7% $60,000$76,000$87,006$87,664
Professional 1651.8% $85,000$97,000$125,000$107,400
Non-professional 7-0 ----
Employed 23711843.1% $52,000$64,400$76,000$72,530
Non-employed 37
Total Graduates 274

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 125 68 24.8% $51,000 $60,000 $70,000 $69,706
Law firm: Bar passage required 112 66 24.1% $52,000 $60,500 $70,000 $70,939
Law firm: Other 1320.7%
Business & industry 66 16 5.8% $60,000 $77,500 $105,000 $94,102
Business & industry: Bar passage required 15 8 2.9% $56,000 $84,000 $105,000 $81,250
Business & industry: Bar passage required 34 7 2.6% $60,000 $70,000 $85,000 $104,376
Business & industry: Other 1710.4%
Government 30 22 8% $64,800 $65,500 $87,006 $76,038
Government: Bar passage required 19 15 5.5% $56,500 $65,000 $66,000 $64,323
Government: Other 1172.6%
Public interest 3 - - - - - -
Clerkship 8 7 2.6% $49,000 $50,000 $67,875 $56,125
Federal 3 0 - - - -
State 5 0 - - - -
Education 4 - - - - - -
Employed 23711843.1% $52,000$64,400$76,000$72,530
Non-employed 37
Total graduates 274

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 125 68 24.8% $51,000$60,000$70,000$69,706
Solo 4
2-10 attorneys 59 32 11.7% $46,500 $55,000 $63,250 $58,297
11-25 attorneys 29 14 5.1% $50,000 $63,500 $70,000 $62,821
26-50 attorneys 10 5 1.8% $65,000 $65,000 $65,000 $57,600
51-100 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 7 6 2.2% $60,000 $60,000 $87,000 $70,333
501+ attorneys 7 6 2.2% $80,000 $170,000 $190,000 $145,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 112 50 18.2%
Non-employed 37
Total graduates 274

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Illinois - 104 38% $50,551 $63,250 $80,000 $70,898
Outside of Illinois
or unknown
- 14 5.1% $56,232 $66,000 $70,000 $84,659
Employed 23711843.1% $52,000$64,400$76,000$72,530
Non-employed 37
Total graduates 274
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