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Graduate salaries for University of Mississippi

Total 2018 graduates: 138

  • 55.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 27.9% of this school's 2018 graduates made $61,218 or more.

Median salary: $52,584

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 reported7755.8%$50,000$61,218$76,000$67,249
Employed - No salary reported3928.3%
Non-employed2215.9%
Total graduates138100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5137%$50,000$70,000$100,000$73,686
Private sector - no salary reported2518.1%
Public sector - salary reported26 18.8% $45,000$59,500$61,500 $54,622
Public sector - no salary reported1410.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed2215.9%
Total graduates138100%

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 866647.8% $50,000$61,375$80,000$70,222
J.D. advantage 19107.2% $31,200$50,000$70,000$51,250
Professional 3-0%
Non-professional 8-0%
Employed 1167755.8% $50,000$61,218$76,000$67,249
Non-employed 22
Total Graduates 138

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 59 46 33.3% $50,000 $70,000 $100,000 $75,880
Law firm: Bar passage required 56 44 31.9% $57,500 $72,500 $100,000 $77,966
Law firm: Other 321.4%
Business & industry 17 5 3.6% $50,000 $50,000 $66,500 $53,500
Government 17 8 5.8% $42,500 $58,858 $68,000 $55,590
Government: Bar passage required 8 5 3.6% $45,000 $54,690 $63,026 $53,743
Government: Other 932.2%
Public interest 6 6 4.3% $40,000 $52,500 $59,000 $50,417
Public interest: Bar passage required 5 5 3.6% $50,000 $55,000 $59,000 $52,500
Public interest: Other 110.7%
Clerkship 14 11 8% $51,000 $60,000 $61,250 $56,633
Federal 8 8 5.8% $60,000 $61,109 $61,625 $61,184
State 6 -
Education 3 - -
Employed 1167755.8% $50,000$61,218$76,000$67,249
Non-employed 22
Total graduates 138

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 59 46 33.3% $50,000$70,000$100,000$75,880
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 33 23 16.7% $35,000 $60,000 $70,000 $55,174
11-25 attorneys 3 - 0%
26-50 attorneys 7 7 5.1% $77,000 $95,000 $100,000 $88,857
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 1 - 0%
251-500 attorneys 6 5 3.6% $100,000 $110,000 $120,000 $107,000
501+ attorneys 6 6 4.3% $110,000 $115,000 $125,000 $125,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 57 31 22.5%
Non-employed 22
Total graduates 138

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Mississippi - 29 21% $45,000 $60,000 $70,000 $61,190
Outside of Mississippi
or unknown
- 48 34.8% $52,345 $62,250 $76,500 $70,910
Employed 1167755.8% $50,000$61,218$76,000$67,249
Non-employed 22
Total graduates 138
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