Total 2018 graduates: 119

37% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 18.5% of this school's 2018 graduates made $62,750 or more.

Median salary: $58,898

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 reported	44	37%	$55,000	$62,750	$103,000	$78,114
Employed - No salary reported	66	55.5%
Non-employed	9	7.6%
Total graduates	119	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	30	25.2%	$60,000	$83,500	$120,000	$88,583
Private sector - no salary reported	39	32.8%
Public sector - salary reported	14	11.8%	$53,000	$56,000	$60,000	$55,679
Public sector - no salary reported	27	22.7%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	9	7.6%
Total graduates	119	100%

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	91	41	34.5%	$59,400	$65,000	$110,000	$80,171
J.D. advantage	15	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	110	44	37%	$55,000	$62,750	$103,000	$78,114
Non-employed	9
Total Graduates	119

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	50	26	21.8%	$65,000	$85,000	$120,000	$91,192
Law firm: Bar passage required	48	26	21.8%	$65,000	$85,000	$120,000	$91,192
Law firm: Other	2	0	0%
Business & industry	19	-	-	-	-	-	-
Government	24	5	4.2%	$54,000	$55,000	$57,000	$54,680
Government: Bar passage required	19	5	4.2%	$54,000	$55,000	$57,000	$54,680
Government: Other	5	0	0%
Public interest	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	10	7	5.9%	$53,000	$60,000	$61,605	$58,301
Federal	4	0		-	-	-	-
State	6	0		-	-	-	-
Education	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	110	44	37%	$55,000	$62,750	$103,000	$78,114
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	119

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	50	26	21.8%	$65,000	$85,000	$120,000	$91,192
Solo	1
2-10 attorneys	18	8	6.7%	$55,000	$66,500	$70,000	$63,750
11-25 attorneys	10	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	7	6	5%	$110,000	$120,000	$125,000	$117,833
501+ attorneys	5	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	1
Employed, non-law firm	60	18	15.1%
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	119

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Kansas	-	22	18.5%	$55,000	$60,000	$62,500	$61,750
Outside of Kansas or unknown	-	22	18.5%	$65,000	$93,000	$125,000	$94,477
Employed	110	44	37%	$55,000	$62,750	$103,000	$78,114
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	119

Graduate salaries for University of Kansas