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University of Maryland
Public school
Baltimore, MD

Graduate salaries for University of Maryland

Total 2018 graduates: 198

  • 88.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 44.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $56,793 or more.

Median salary: $66,335

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 reported17588.4%$47,968$56,793$75,000$70,449
Employed - No salary reported94.5%
Non-employed147.1%
Total graduates198100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported7035.4%$66,000$75,000$130,000$96,004
Private sector - no salary reported73.5%
Public sector - salary reported105 53% $47,000$49,268$57,000 $53,413
Public sector - no salary reported21%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed147.1%
Total graduates198100%

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 13913970.2% $47,373$55,000$72,000$70,267
J.D. advantage 433517.7% $56,223$65,000$75,000$69,236
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 18417588.4% $47,968$56,793$75,000$70,449
Non-employed 14
Total Graduates 198

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 53 51 25.8% $62,500 $80,000 $155,000 $102,069
Law firm: Bar passage required 48 47 23.7% $70,000 $80,000 $160,000 $106,181
Law firm: Other 542%
Business & industry 24 19 9.6% $70,000 $75,000 $76,250 $79,724
Business & industry: Bar passage required 20 15 7.6% $70,000 $75,000 $76,250 $80,150
Business & industry: Other 442%
Government 24 24 12.1% $56,896 $60,000 $70,152 $65,731
Government: Bar passage required 13 13 6.6% $57,000 $61,200 $70,000 $65,649
Government: Bar passage required 11 11 5.6% $56,223 $59,466 $79,000 $65,827
Public interest 8 7 3.5% $45,000 $50,000 $52,000 $50,057
Public interest: Bar passage required 6 6 3% $45,000 $50,000 $52,000 $50,000
Public interest: Other 210.5%
Clerkship 66 66 33.3% $45,000 $47,373 $49,268 $47,966
Federal 8 8 4% $60,000 $60,500 $64,000 $60,880
State 58 58 29.3% $42,585 $47,000 $49,268 $46,185
Education 9 8 4% $48,750 $51,250 $64,500 $64,341
Employed 18417588.4% $47,968$56,793$75,000$70,449
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 198

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 53 51 25.8% $62,500$80,000$155,000$102,069
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 18 16 8.1% $55,000 $55,000 $64,250 $59,594
11-25 attorneys 13 13 6.6% $70,000 $75,000 $80,000 $79,231
26-50 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 5 5 2.5% $130,000 $130,000 $135,000 $128,000
251-500 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 9 9 4.5% $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $180,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 131 124 62.6%
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 198

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Maryland - 124 62.6% $47,000 $50,000 $70,000 $63,822
Outside of Maryland
or unknown
- 50 25.3% $57,000 $70,000 $95,000 $87,045
Employed 18417588.4% $47,968$56,793$75,000$70,449
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 198
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