Total 2018 graduates: 93

63.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 31.7% of this school's 2018 graduates made $52,616 or more.

Median salary: $55,840

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 reported	59	63.4%	$47,868	$52,616	$70,000	$66,626
Employed - No salary reported	27	29%
Non-employed	7	7.5%
Total graduates	93	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	25	26.9%	$55,000	$70,000	$125,000	$88,360
Private sector - no salary reported	21	22.6%
Public sector - salary reported	34	36.6%	$46,363	$50,950	$52,770	$50,645
Public sector - no salary reported	6	6.5%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	7	7.5%
Total graduates	93	100%

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	66	50	53.8%	$49,116	$52,770	$70,000	$69,211
J.D. advantage	16	9	9.7%	$46,000	$50,000	$65,000	$52,267
Professional	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	86	59	63.4%	$47,868	$52,616	$70,000	$66,626
Non-employed	7
Total Graduates	93

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	32	19	20.4%	$60,000	$100,000	$130,000	$98,711
Law firm: Bar passage required	31	19	20.4%	$60,000	$100,000	$130,000	$98,711
Law firm: Other	1	0	0%
Business & industry	14	6	6.5%	$47,500	$52,500	$65,000	$55,583
Business & industry: Bar passage required	9	5	5.4%	$47,500	$50,000	$65,000	$55,700
Business & industry: Other	5	1	1.1%
Government	26	21	22.6%	$46,200	$52,000	$52,770	$51,160
Government: Bar passage required	20	18	19.4%	$46,200	$52,000	$52,770	$51,025
Government: Other	6	3	3.2%
Public interest	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	8	8	8.6%	$47,430	$50,866	$56,308	$52,571
Federal	2	0		-	-	-	-
State	6	6	6.5%	$46,992	$48,492	$52,616	$49,262
Education	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	86	59	63.4%	$47,868	$52,616	$70,000	$66,626
Non-employed	7
Total graduates	93

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	32	19	20.4%	$60,000	$100,000	$130,000	$98,711
Solo	0
2-10 attorneys	9	-	0	-	-	-	-
11-25 attorneys	7	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	8	6	6.5%	$125,000	$131,250	$135,000	$126,250
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	54	40	43%
Non-employed	7
Total graduates	93

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Missouri	-	49	52.7%	$47,868	$52,000	$60,000	$63,080
Outside of Missouri or unknown	-	10	10.8%	$55,000	$67,500	$115,000	$84,000
Employed	86	59	63.4%	$47,868	$52,616	$70,000	$66,626
Non-employed	7
Total graduates	93

Graduate salaries for University of Missouri - Columbia