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University of Minnesota
Public school
Minneapolis, MN

Graduate salaries for University of Minnesota

Total 2018 graduates: 192

  • 70.3% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 35.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $65,000 or more.

Median salary: $67,879

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 reported13570.3%$53,600$65,000$105,000$81,547
Employed - No salary reported4925.5%
Non-employed84.2%
Total graduates192100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported6835.4%$65,500$102,300$140,000$105,178
Private sector - no salary reported3819.8%
Public sector - salary reported67 34.9% $53,000$55,744$61,471 $57,564
Public sector - no salary reported115.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed84.2%
Total graduates192100%

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 15612766.1% $54,000$65,000$12,000$82,621
J.D. advantage 2084.2% $50,000$65,500$73,500$64,500
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 18413570.3% $53,600$65,000$105,000$81,547
Non-employed 8
Total Graduates 192

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 77 58 30.2% $70,000 $125,000 $140,000 $112,226
Law firm: Bar passage required 77 58 30.2% $70,000 $125,000 $140,000 $112,226
Business & industry 29 10 5.2% $50,000 $65,500 $70,000 $64,300
Business & industry: Bar passage required 14 5 2.6% $54,000 $70,000 $70,000 $64,800
Business & industry: Bar passage required 15 5 2.6% $50,000 $65,000 $66,000 $63,800
Government 13 8 4.2% $51,429 $55,989 $62,484 $57,600
Government: Bar passage required 10 7 3.6% $47,857 $55,744 $61,218 $55,115
Government: Other 310.5%
Public interest 13 11 5.7% $40,000 $50,000 $54,000 $48,411
Public interest: Bar passage required 12 9 4.7% $40,000 $41,500 $50,016 $45,613
Public interest: Other 121%
Clerkship 51 48 25% $53,598 $59,338 $66,000 $59,656
Federal 13 12 6.3% $69,000 $70,000 $70,000 $70,333
State 38 36 18.8% $53,598 $53,598 $60,000 $56,097
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 18413570.3% $53,600$65,000$105,000$81,547
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 192

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 77 58 30.2% $70,000$125,000$140,000$112,226
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 19 13 6.8% $60,000 $65,000 $70,000 $68,154
11-25 attorneys 9 7 3.6% $60,000 $66,000 $75,000 $67,286
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 10 8 4.2% $130,000 $140,000 $145,000 $132,813
251-500 attorneys 12 10 5.2% $130,000 $140,000 $150,000 $143,500
501+ attorneys 20 16 8.3% $140,000 $140,000 $162,500 $155,975
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 107 77 40.1%
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 192

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Minnesota - 97 50.5% $53,598 $60,000 $110,000 $78,333
Outside of Minnesota
or unknown
- 38 19.8% $65,000 $70,000 $99,600 $89,751
Employed 18413570.3% $53,600$65,000$105,000$81,547
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 192
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