Total 2018 graduates: 85

57.6% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 28.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $58,000 or more.

Median salary: $53,045

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	49	57.6%	$52,000	$58,000	$68,500	$58,042
Employed - No salary reported	16	18.8%
Non-employed	20	23.5%
Total graduates	85	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	29	34.1%	$50,000	$55,000	$65,000	$55,898
Private sector - no salary reported	11	12.9%
Public sector - salary reported	20	23.5%	$53,799	$61,338	$68,724	$61,151
Public sector - no salary reported	5	5.9%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	20	23.5%
Total graduates	85	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	48	40	47.1%	$53,299	$59,838	$68,612	$60,626
J.D. advantage	7	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	7	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	3	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	65	49	57.6%	$52,000	$58,000	$68,500	$58,042
Non-employed	20
Total Graduates	85

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	30	23	27.1%	$50,000	$58,000	$70,000	$59,080
Law firm: Bar passage required	26	21	24.7%	$55,000	$60,000	$70,000	$60,992
Law firm: Other	4	2	2.4%
Business & industry	10	6	7.1%	$32,000	$44,500	$50,000	$43,700
Government	9	7	8.2%	$57,000	$63,000	$78,000	$62,257
Public interest	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	13	13	15.3%	$53,598	$59,675	$68,500	$60,555
Federal	0	0		-	-	-	-
State	13	11	12.9%	$53,598	$66,000	$68,724	$61,929
Education	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	65	49	57.6%	$52,000	$58,000	$68,500	$58,042
Non-employed	20
Total graduates	85

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	30	23	27.1%	$50,000	$58,000	$70,000	$59,080
Solo	0
2-10 attorneys	27	21	24.7%	$52,000	$58,000	$70,000	$59,206
11-25 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
26-50 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
501+ attorneys	0	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	35	26	30.6%
Non-employed	20
Total graduates	85

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
North Dakota	-	29	34.1%	$55,000	$60,000	$68,724	$60,857
Outside of North Dakota or unknown	-	20	23.5%	$49,000	$53,799	$61,500	$53,960
Employed	65	49	57.6%	$52,000	$58,000	$68,500	$58,042
Non-employed	20
Total graduates	85

Graduate salaries for University of North Dakota