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Marquette University
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Milwaukee, WI
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Graduate salaries for Marquette University

Total 2018 graduates: 172

  • 68.6% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 34.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $62,500 or more.

Median salary: $54,622

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 reported11868.6%$50,000$62,500$80,000$73,330
Employed - No salary reported3319.2%
Non-employed2112.2%
Total graduates172100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8348.3%$50,000$65,000$95,000$80,411
Private sector - no salary reported2816.3%
Public sector - salary reported35 20.3% $50,000$51,200$65,000 $56,538
Public sector - no salary reported52.9%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed2112.2%
Total graduates172100%

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 12710561% $50,000$61,000$78,000$73,204
J.D. advantage 1995.2% $44,000$65,000$75,000$73,500
Professional 4-0%
Non-professional 1-0%
Employed 15111868.6% $50,000$62,500$80,000$73,330
Non-employed 21
Total Graduates 172

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 88 70 40.7% $50,000 $64,000 $90,000 $78,713
Law firm: Bar passage required 84 69 40.1% $50,000 $63,000 $90,000 $78,695
Law firm: Other 410.6%
Business & industry 23 13 7.6% $65,000 $75,000 $95,000 $89,554
Business & industry: Bar passage required 8 6 3.5% $74,200 $80,000 $120,000 $93,200
Business & industry: Other 1574.1%
Government 28 18 10.5% $50,000 $51,406 $65,000 $56,935
Government: Bar passage required 20 18 10.5% $50,000 $51,406 $65,000 $56,935
Government: Other 800%
Public interest 3 9 5.2% $50,000 $51,000 $60,000 $55,278
Public interest: Bar passage required 10 9 5.2% $50,000 $51,000 $60,000 $55,278
Clerkship 4 -
Federal 2 -
State 2 -
Education 5 5 2.9% $40,000 $44,000 $67,000 $56,300
Employed 15111868.6% $50,000$62,500$80,000$73,330
Non-employed 21
Total graduates 172

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 88 70 40.7% $50,000$64,000$90,000$78,713
Solo 3
2-10 attorneys 43 31 18% $50,000 $52,000 $62,000 $56,226
11-25 attorneys 16 14 8.1% $50,000 $69,750 $75,000 $68,739
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0%
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 8 7 4.1% $63,000 $130,000 $130,000 $108,513
251-500 attorneys 3 - 0%
501+ attorneys 8 8 4.7% $135,000 $150,000 $160,000 $148,750
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 63 48 27.9%
Non-employed 21
Total graduates 172

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Wisconsin - 98 57% $50,000 $60,500 $83,000 $74,907
Outside of Wisconsin
or unknown
- 20 11.6% $53,000 $65,000 $74,600 $65,605
Employed 15111868.6% $50,000$62,500$80,000$73,330
Non-employed 21
Total graduates 172
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