Total 2018 graduates: 114

50% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 25% of this school's 2018 graduates made $70,000 or more.

Median salary: $58,744

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	57	50%	$59,000	$70,000	$105,000	$81,649
Employed - No salary reported	49	43%
Non-employed	8	7%
Total graduates	114	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	41	36%	$65,000	$82,000	$120,000	$91,476
Private sector - no salary reported	35	30.7%
Public sector - salary reported	16	14%	$52,360	$56,860	$60,600	$56,467
Public sector - no salary reported	14	12.3%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	8	7%
Total graduates	114	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	79	53	46.5%	$59,000	$70,000	$100,000	$81,754
J.D. advantage	15	-	0	-	-	-	-
Professional	6	-	0	-	-	-	-
Non-professional	5	-	0	-	-	-	-
Employed	106	57	50%	$59,000	$70,000	$105,000	$81,649
Non-employed	8
Total Graduates	114

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	36	31.6%	$67,500	$83,500	$125,000	$94,069
Law firm: Bar passage required	54	36	31.6%	$67,500	$83,500	$125,000	$94,069
Law firm: Other	1	0	0%
Business & industry	21	5	4.4%	$60,000	$61,000	$105,000	$72,800
Government	13	5	4.4%	$59,000	$60,000	$60,000	$63,496
Government: Bar passage required	10	5	4.4%	$59,000	$60,000	$60,000	$63,496
Government: Other	3	0	0%
Public interest	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clerkship	10	8	7%	$54,720	$54,720	$61,200	$56,250
Federal	4	0		-	-	-	-
State	6	5	4.4%	$54,720	$54,720	$54,720	$53,276
Education	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	106	57	50%	$59,000	$70,000	$105,000	$81,649
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	114

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	36	31.6%	$67,500	$83,500	$125,000	$94,069
Solo	1
2-10 attorneys	20	8	7%	$54,500	$59,500	$68,500	$59,625
11-25 attorneys	10	8	7%	$60,000	$70,000	$70,000	$66,500
26-50 attorneys	5	-	0	-	-	-	-
51-100 attorneys	1	-	0	-	-	-	-
101-250 attorneys	6	5	4.4%	$130,000	$140,000	$140,000	$138,000
251-500 attorneys	10	9	7.9%	$100,000	$105,000	$120,000	$109,111
501+ attorneys	2	-	0	-	-	-	-
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	51	21	18.4%
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	114

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Tennessee	-	49	43%	$55,000	$65,000	$100,000	$79,251
Outside of Tennessee or unknown	-	8	7%	$70,340	$90,000	$105,000	$96,335
Employed	106	57	50%	$59,000	$70,000	$105,000	$81,649
Non-employed	8
Total graduates	114

Graduate salaries for University of Tennessee