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University of Louisville
Public school
Louisville, KY

Graduate salaries for University of Louisville

Total 2017 graduates: 73

  • 71.2% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 35.6% of this school's 2017 graduates made $54,410 or more.

Median salary: $48,703

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 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported5271.2%$40,000$54,410$72,500$61,312
Employed - No salary reported1621.9%
Non-employed56.8%
Total graduates73100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3446.6%$45,000$60,000$100,000$67,074
Private sector - no salary reported1419.2%
Public sector - salary reported18 24.7% $40,000$51,378$60,210 $50,428
Public sector - no salary reported22.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed56.8%
Total graduates73100%

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 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 554663% $40,000$52,378$75,000$60,786
J.D. advantage 9-0 ----
Professional 3-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 685271.2% $40,000$54,410$72,500$61,312
Non-employed 5
Total Graduates 73

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 37 27 37% $45,000 $60,000 $100,000 $66,648
Law firm: Bar passage required 35 27 37% $45,000 $60,000 $100,000 $66,648
Law firm: Other 200%
Business & industry 11 7 9.6% $50,000 $70,000 $85,000 $68,714
Government 9 7 9.6% $39,500 $40,000 $61,484 $46,969
Government: Bar passage required 7 7 9.6% $39,500 $40,000 $61,484 $46,969
Government: Other 200%
Public interest 1 - - - - - -
Clerkship 7 6 8.2% $52,755 $60,210 $60,210 $54,731
Federal 4 0 - - - -
State 2 0 - - - -
Local/other 1 0 - - - -
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 685271.2% $40,000$54,410$72,500$61,312
Non-employed 5
Total graduates 73

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 37 27 37% $45,000$60,000$100,000$66,648
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 24 17 23.3% $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $51,000
11-25 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 5 5 6.8% $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 31 25 34.2%
Non-employed 5
Total graduates 73

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Kentucky - 46 63% $40,000 $54,032 $78,000 $61,812
Outside of Kentucky
or unknown
- 6 8.2% $50,000 $57,120 $65,600 $57,473
Employed 685271.2% $40,000$54,410$72,500$61,312
Non-employed 5
Total graduates 73
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