Total 2018 graduates: 94

74.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 37.2% of this school's 2018 graduates made $60,000 or more.

Median salary: $56,140

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	70	74.5%	$52,000	$60,000	$71,000	$65,187
Employed - No salary reported	20	21.3%
Non-employed	4	4.3%
Total graduates	94	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	58	61.7%	$52,500	$61,000	$80,000	$67,047
Private sector - no salary reported	11	11.7%
Public sector - salary reported	12	12.8%	$49,500	$57,500	$64,356	$56,194
Public sector - no salary reported	9	9.6%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	4	4.3%
Total graduates	94	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	78	64	68.1%	$52,250	$60,609	$70,500	$65,365
J.D. advantage	11	6	6.4%	$45,000	$57,000	$80,000	$63,292
Professional	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	90	70	74.5%	$52,000	$60,000	$71,000	$65,187
Non-employed	4
Total Graduates	94

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	55	48	51.1%	$53,750	$60,000	$80,000	$67,771
Law firm: Bar passage required	55	48	51.1%	$53,750	$60,000	$80,000	$67,771
Business & industry	14	10	10.6%	$45,000	$66,500	$71,000	$63,575
Business & industry: Bar passage required	6	5	5.3%	$65,000	$68,000	$68,000	$62,000
Business & industry: Bar passage required	7	5	5.3%	$45,000	$60,000	$80,000	$65,150
Business & industry: Other	1	0	0%
Government	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Public interest	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	5	5	5.3%	$55,000	$60,000	$61,218	$59,044
Federal	3	0		-	-	-	-
State	2	0		-	-	-	-
Education	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	90	70	74.5%	$52,000	$60,000	$71,000	$65,187
Non-employed	4
Total graduates	94

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	55	48	51.1%	$53,750	$60,000	$80,000	$67,771
Solo	2
2-10 attorneys	27	22	23.4%	$50,000	$55,000	$60,000	$53,909
11-25 attorneys	7	7	7.4%	$55,000	$60,000	$82,000	$67,714
26-50 attorneys	8	8	8.5%	$63,500	$70,000	$78,750	$69,688
51-100 attorneys	7	7	7.4%	$80,000	$94,000	$95,000	$90,429
101-250 attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	35	22	23.4%
Non-employed	4
Total graduates	94

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Nebraska	-	0	0%	-	-	-	-
Outside of Nebraska or unknown	-	0	0%	-	-	-	-
Employed	90	70	74.5%	$52,000	$60,000	$71,000	$65,187
Non-employed	4
Total graduates	94

Graduate salaries for University of Nebraska