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University of Kansas
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Lawrence, KS
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Graduate salaries for University of Kansas

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 reported4437%$55,000$62,750$103,000$78,114
Employed - No salary reported6655.5%
Non-employed97.6%
Total graduates119100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3025.2%$60,000$83,500$120,000$88,583
Private sector - no salary reported3932.8%
Public sector - salary reported14 11.8% $53,000$56,000$60,000 $55,679
Public sector - no salary reported2722.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed97.6%
Total graduates119100%

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 914134.5% $59,400$65,000$110,000$80,171
J.D. advantage 15-0 ----
Professional 3-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1104437% $55,000$62,750$103,000$78,114
Non-employed 9
Total Graduates 119

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 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 200%
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 500%
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 1104437% $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 1104437% $55,000$62,750$103,000$78,114
Non-employed 9
Total graduates 119
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