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University of Missouri - Columbia
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Columbia, MO
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Graduate salaries for University of Missouri - Columbia

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 reported5963.4%$47,868$52,616$70,000$66,626
Employed - No salary reported2729%
Non-employed77.5%
Total graduates93100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported2526.9%$55,000$70,000$125,000$88,360
Private sector - no salary reported2122.6%
Public sector - salary reported34 36.6% $46,363$50,950$52,770 $50,645
Public sector - no salary reported66.5%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed77.5%
Total graduates93100%

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 665053.8% $49,116$52,770$70,000$69,211
J.D. advantage 1699.7% $46,000$50,000$65,000$52,267
Professional 2-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 865963.4% $47,868$52,616$70,000$66,626
Non-employed 7
Total Graduates 93

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
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 100%
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 511.1%
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 633.2%
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 865963.4% $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 865963.4% $47,868$52,616$70,000$66,626
Non-employed 7
Total graduates 93
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