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University of Michigan
Public school
Ann Arbor, MI

Graduate salaries for University of Michigan

Total 2018 graduates: 291

  • 89.7% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 44.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $180,000 or more.

Median salary: $145,235

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 reported26189.7%$66,110$180,000$190,000$135,234
Employed - No salary reported237.9%
Non-employed72.4%
Total graduates291100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported17861.2%$180,000$190,000$190,000$170,228
Private sector - no salary reported93.1%
Public sector - salary reported83 28.5% $55,000$61,218$66,227 $60,187
Public sector - no salary reported144.8%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed72.4%
Total graduates291100%

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 26025788.3% $66,253$180,000$190,000$136,370
J.D. advantage 10-0 ----
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 2-0 ----
Employed 28426189.7% $66,110$180,000$190,000$135,234
Non-employed 7
Total Graduates 291

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 176 174 59.8% $180,000 $190,000 $190,000 $172,351
Law firm: Bar passage required 176 174 59.8% $180,000 $190,000 $190,000 $172,351
Business & industry 11 - - - - - -
Government 22 11 3.8% $55,000 $61,218 $66,227 $63,913
Government: Bar passage required 16 11 3.8% $55,000 $61,218 $66,227 $63,913
Government: Other 600%
Public interest 15 14 4.8% $40,800 $51,165 $56,603 $50,992
Public interest: Bar passage required 21 14 4.8% $40,800 $51,165 $56,603 $50,992
Clerkship 55 55 18.9% $60,000 $61,218 $66,991 $62,083
Federal 40 40 13.7% $61,218 $63,661 $67,500 $64,548
State 15 15 5.2% $50,000 $55,000 $60,000 $55,510
Education 5 - - - - - -
Employed 28426189.7% $66,110$180,000$190,000$135,234
Non-employed 7
Total graduates 291

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 176 174 59.8% $180,000$190,000$190,000$172,351
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 7 6 2.1% $68,500 $72,500 $90,000 $74,917
11-25 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 8 8 2.7% $112,500 $120,000 $177,500 $137,500
251-500 attorneys 22 22 7.6% $150,000 $190,000 $190,000 $168,636
501+ attorneys 127 126 43.3% $190,000 $190,000 $190,000 $186,825
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 108 87 29.9%
Non-employed 7
Total graduates 291

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Michigan - 29 10% $55,000 $68,500 $120,000 $87,160
Outside of Michigan
or unknown
- 232 79.7% $68,000 $190,000 $190,000 $141,243
Employed 28426189.7% $66,110$180,000$190,000$135,234
Non-employed 7
Total graduates 291
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