Total 2018 graduates: 108

38.9% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 19.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $60,000 or more.

Median salary: $55,512

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 reported	42	38.9%	$50,000	$60,000	$73,500	$63,751
Employed - No salary reported	49	45.4%
Non-employed	17	15.7%
Total graduates	108	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	30	27.8%	$50,000	$62,000	$79,000	$68,138
Private sector - no salary reported	37	34.3%
Public sector - salary reported	12	11.1%	$50,000	$57,250	$61,500	$52,784
Public sector - no salary reported	12	11.1%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	17	15.7%
Total graduates	108	100%

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	65	32	29.6%	$50,000	$61,500	$75,000	$67,091
J.D. advantage	22	7	6.5%	$50,000	$60,000	$71,400	$60,914
Professional	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	91	42	38.9%	$50,000	$60,000	$73,500	$63,751
Non-employed	17
Total Graduates	108

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	24	22.2%	$50,000	$64,500	$79,500	$70,354
Law firm: Bar passage required	49	24	22.2%	$50,000	$64,500	$79,500	$70,354
Law firm: Other	4	0	0%
Business & industry	14	6	5.6%	$35,000	$50,613	$71,400	$59,271
Government	9	-	-	-	-	-	-
Public interest	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	9	6	5.6%	$54,000	$57,750	$61,000	$55,617
Federal	5	0		-	-	-	-
State	4	0		-	-	-	-
Education	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	91	42	38.9%	$50,000	$60,000	$73,500	$63,751
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	108

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	24	22.2%	$50,000	$64,500	$79,500	$70,354
Solo	5
2-10 attorneys	22	9	8.3%	$45,000	$50,000	$64,000	$55,833
11-25 attorneys	11	5	4.6%	$50,000	$50,000	$60,000	$55,000
26-50 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	4	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	2
Employed, non-law firm	38	18	16.7%
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	108

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Tennessee	-	36	33.3%	$50,000	$60,000	$69,250	$63,115
Outside of Tennessee or unknown	-	6	5.6%	$50,000	$60,700	$79,000	$67,567
Employed	91	42	38.9%	$50,000	$60,000	$73,500	$63,751
Non-employed	17
Total graduates	108

Graduate salaries for University of Memphis