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University of Memphis
Public school
Memphis, TN

Graduate salaries for University of Memphis

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 reported4238.9%$50,000$60,000$73,500$63,751
Employed - No salary reported4945.4%
Non-employed1715.7%
Total graduates108100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3027.8%$50,000$62,000$79,000$68,138
Private sector - no salary reported3734.3%
Public sector - salary reported12 11.1% $50,000$57,250$61,500 $52,784
Public sector - no salary reported1211.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1715.7%
Total graduates108100%

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 653229.6% $50,000$61,500$75,000$67,091
J.D. advantage 2276.5% $50,000$60,000$71,400$60,914
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 914238.9% $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 400%
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 914238.9% $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 914238.9% $50,000$60,000$73,500$63,751
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 108
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