Skip to main content
Law School Transparency logo
University of Tennessee
Public school
Knoxville, TN

Graduate salaries for University of Tennessee

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 reported5750%$59,000$70,000$105,000$81,649
Employed - No salary reported4943%
Non-employed87%
Total graduates114100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported4136%$65,000$82,000$120,000$91,476
Private sector - no salary reported3530.7%
Public sector - salary reported16 14% $52,360$56,860$60,600 $56,467
Public sector - no salary reported1412.3%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed87%
Total graduates114100%

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 795346.5% $59,000$70,000$100,000$81,754
J.D. advantage 15-0 ----
Professional 6-0 ----
Non-professional 5-0 ----
Employed 1065750% $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 100%
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 300%
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 1065750% $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 1065750% $59,000$70,000$105,000$81,649
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 114
Feedback