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University of Tulsa
Private school
Tulsa, OK

Graduate Salaries for University of Tulsa

Total 2018 graduates: 81

  • 64.2% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 32.1% of this school's 2018 graduates made $56,750 or more.

Median salary: $58,673

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 reported5264.2%$45,000$56,750$65,000$59,519
Employed - No salary reported2227.2%
Non-employed78.6%
Total graduates81100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3340.7%$50,000$60,000$70,000$66,548
Private sector - no salary reported2125.9%
Public sector - salary reported19 23.5% $42,000$45,000$48,000 $47,309
Public sector - no salary reported11.2%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed78.6%
Total graduates81100%

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 654859.3% $45,000$58,750$65,000$59,966
J.D. advantage 7-0 ----
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 1-0 ----
Employed 745264.2% $45,000$56,750$65,000$59,519
Non-employed 7
Total Graduates 81

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 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 47 30 37% $56,000 $60,000 $70,000 $67,370
Law firm: Bar passage required 45 30 37% $56,000 $60,000 $70,000 $67,370
Law firm: Other 200%
Business & industry 7 - - - - - -
Government 13 8 9.9% $42,000 $42,000 $44,000 $46,202
Government: Bar passage required 7 7 8.6% $42,000 $42,000 $45,000 $46,857
Government: Other 611.2%
Public interest 4 8 9.9% $43,500 $45,000 $45,500 $45,000
Public interest: Bar passage required 9 8 9.9% $43,500 $45,000 $45,500 $45,000
Clerkship 3 0 - - - -
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 2 0 - - - -
Education 0 - - - - - -
Employed 745264.2% $45,000$56,750$65,000$59,519
Non-employed 7
Total graduates 81

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 47 30 37% $56,000$60,000$70,000$67,370
Solo 8
2-10 attorneys 20 14 17.3% $50,000 $56,750 $60,000 $54,364
11-25 attorneys 11 9 11.1% $60,000 $65,000 $65,000 $62,222
26-50 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 27 22 27.2%
Non-employed 7
Total graduates 81

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Oklahoma - 40 49.4% $43,000 $50,000 $65,000 $56,328
Outside of Oklahoma
or unknown
- 12 14.8% $52,000 $60,126 $73,500 $70,156
Employed 745264.2% $45,000$56,750$65,000$59,519
Non-employed 7
Total graduates 81