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Northern Kentucky University
Public school
Highland Heights, KY

Graduate salaries for Northern Kentucky University

Total 2017 graduates: 93

  • 46.2% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 23.1% of this school's 2017 graduates made $52,000 or more.

Median salary: $44,418

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 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported4346.2%$40,000$52,000$76,000$63,541
Employed - No salary reported3537.6%
Non-employed1516.1%
Total graduates93100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported2526.9%$55,000$65,000$108,000$79,394
Private sector - no salary reported3032.3%
Public sector - salary reported18 19.4% $33,100$43,000$47,800 $41,523
Public sector - no salary reported55.4%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1516.1%
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 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 533436.6% $40,000$51,000$70,000$60,626
J.D. advantage 14-0 ----
Professional 10-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 784346.2% $40,000$52,000$76,000$63,541
Non-employed 15
Total Graduates 93

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 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 35 15 16.1% $40,000 $60,000 $115,000 $76,091
Law firm: Bar passage required 31 14 15.1% $50,000 $62,500 $115,000 $78,669
Law firm: Other 411.1%
Business & industry 20 10 10.8% $60,000 $73,750 $108,000 $84,350
Government 12 12 12.9% $31,500 $34,050 $46,400 $39,076
Government: Bar passage required 11 10 10.8% $33,000 $34,000 $47,800 $39,391
Government: Other 122.2%
Public interest 1 5 5.4% $42,000 $47,500 $49,000 $46,700
Public interest: Bar passage required 5 5 5.4% $42,000 $47,500 $49,000 $46,700
Clerkship 8 0 - - - -
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 5 0 - - - -
Local/other 3 0 - - - -
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 784346.2% $40,000$52,000$76,000$63,541
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 93

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 35 15 16.1% $40,000$60,000$115,000$76,091
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 18 - 0 - - - -
11-25 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 43 28 30.1%
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 93

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Kentucky - 14 15.1% $33,000 $37,500 $45,000 $42,651
Outside of Kentucky
or unknown
- 29 31.2% $49,000 $60,000 $80,000 $73,626
Employed 784346.2% $40,000$52,000$76,000$63,541
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 93