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University of Maine
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Portland, ME
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Graduate salaries for University of Maine

Total 2018 graduates: 75

  • 58.7% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 29.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $54,500 or more.

Median salary: $54,655

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 reported4458.7%$50,693$54,500$65,500$57,457
Employed - No salary reported1925.3%
Non-employed1216%
Total graduates75100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported2026.7%$47,500$53,000$64,250$55,875
Private sector - no salary reported1216%
Public sector - salary reported24 32% $51,900$55,500$66,000 $58,775
Public sector - no salary reported68%
Unknown sector11.3%
Non-employed1216%
Total graduates75100%

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 513648% $50,000$53,500$67,000$57,298
J.D. advantage 856.7% $55,000$60,000$65,000$59,600
Professional 3-0%
Non-professional 2-0%
Employed 634458.7% $50,693$54,500$65,500$57,457
Non-employed 12
Total Graduates 75

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 27 16 21.3% $45,000 $52,000 $61,250 $54,156
Law firm: Bar passage required 21 15 20% $45,000 $52,000 $62,500 $54,300
Law firm: Other 611.3%
Business & industry 5 - -
Government 4 - -
Public interest 2 - -
Clerkship 20 13 17.3% $52,800 $54,000 $61,000 $57,046
Federal 5 -
State 15 9 12% $52,000 $53,000 $54,000 $53,178
Education 4 - -
Employed 634458.7% $50,693$54,500$65,500$57,457
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 75

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 27 16 21.3% $45,000$52,000$61,250$54,156
Solo 3
2-10 attorneys 20 11 14.7% $45,000 $50,000 $52,000 $48,818
11-25 attorneys 1 - 0%
26-50 attorneys 1 - 0%
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 0 - 0%
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0%
501+ attorneys 0 - 0%
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 36 28 37.3%
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 75

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Maine - 36 48% $50,000 $53,000 $62,250 $55,836
Outside of Maine
or unknown
- 8 10.7% $58,000 $63,000 $70,000 $64,750
Employed 634458.7% $50,693$54,500$65,500$57,457
Non-employed 12
Total graduates 75
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