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University of Missouri - Kansas City
Public school
Kansas City, MO

Graduate salaries for University of Missouri - Kansas City

Total 2018 graduates: 135

  • 56.3% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 28.1% of this school's 2018 graduates made $60,000 or more.

Median salary: $53,017

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 reported7656.3%$50,000$60,000$69,018$65,311
Employed - No salary reported4634.1%
Non-employed139.6%
Total graduates135100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4835.6%$55,000$65,000$86,000$73,769
Private sector - no salary reported4130.4%
Public sector - salary reported28 20.7% $46,382$50,000$54,500 $50,811
Public sector - no salary reported53.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed139.6%
Total graduates135100%

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 866245.9% $50,000$58,500$70,000$66,095
J.D. advantage 30128.9% $50,959$61,000$70,000$63,563
Professional 5-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 1227656.3% $50,000$60,000$69,018$65,311
Non-employed 13
Total Graduates 135

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 36 26.7% $55,000 $65,000 $90,500 $75,792
Law firm: Bar passage required 56 36 26.7% $55,000 $65,000 $90,500 $75,792
Law firm: Other 300%
Business & industry 30 12 8.9% $61,000 $65,000 $71,250 $67,700
Business & industry: Bar passage required 21 7 5.2% $55,000 $65,000 $72,500 $65,429
Business & industry: Other 953.7%
Government 20 11 8.1% $50,918 $52,999 $62,000 $58,017
Government: Bar passage required 8 6 4.4% $50,000 $54,500 $60,000 $55,573
Government: Bar passage required 5 5 3.7% $50,918 $50,918 $62,000 $60,951
Government: Other 700%
Public interest 2 8 5.9% $39,506 $45,596 $46,996 $44,019
Public interest: Bar passage required 7 7 5.2% $39,708 $46,992 $47,000 $44,885
Clerkship 10 9 6.7% $46,363 $49,000 $53,000 $48,040
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 9 8 5.9% $43,682 $48,000 $51,500 $46,545
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 1227656.3% $50,000$60,000$69,018$65,311
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 135

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 36 26.7% $55,000$65,000$90,500$75,792
Solo 2
2-10 attorneys 36 18 13.3% $50,000 $55,000 $60,000 $56,583
11-25 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 5 5 3.7% $65,000 $67,500 $68,000 $71,300
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 1
Employed, non-law firm 63 40 29.6%
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 135

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Missouri - 54 40% $48,000 $54,000 $67,500 $63,466
Outside of Missouri
or unknown
- 22 16.3% $60,000 $65,000 $72,500 $69,838
Employed 1227656.3% $50,000$60,000$69,018$65,311
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 135