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University of Nebraska
Public school
Lincoln, NE

Graduate salaries for University of Nebraska

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 reported7074.5%$52,000$60,000$71,000$65,187
Employed - No salary reported2021.3%
Non-employed44.3%
Total graduates94100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported5861.7%$52,500$61,000$80,000$67,047
Private sector - no salary reported1111.7%
Public sector - salary reported12 12.8% $49,500$57,500$64,356 $56,194
Public sector - no salary reported99.6%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed44.3%
Total graduates94100%

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 786468.1% $52,250$60,609$70,500$65,365
J.D. advantage 1166.4% $45,000$57,000$80,000$63,292
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 907074.5% $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 100%
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 907074.5% $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 907074.5% $52,000$60,000$71,000$65,187
Non-employed 4
Total graduates 94
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