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University of California - Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, CA
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Graduate salaries for University of California - Los Angeles

Total 2018 graduates: 320

  • 85.6% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 42.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $130,000 or more.

Median salary: $110,067

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 reported27485.6%$69,000$130,000$190,000$127,776
Employed - No salary reported3210%
Non-employed144.4%
Total graduates320100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported20463.8%$100,000$180,000$190,000$151,167
Private sector - no salary reported288.8%
Public sector - salary reported70 21.9% $45,000$61,000$68,000 $59,608
Public sector - no salary reported41.3%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed144.4%
Total graduates320100%

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 25925579.7% $72,000$160,000$190,000$132,520
J.D. advantage 26195.9% $45,000$53,000$78,000$64,110
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 30627485.6% $69,000$130,000$190,000$127,776
Non-employed 14
Total Graduates 320

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 211 195 60.9% $105,000 $180,000 $190,000 $154,059
Law firm: Bar passage required 206 194 60.6% $110,000 $180,000 $190,000 $154,626
Law firm: Other 510.3%
Business & industry 21 9 2.8% $78,000 $80,000 $100,000 $88,500
Business & industry: Bar passage required 11 5 1.6% $70,000 $78,000 $80,000 $76,300
Business & industry: Other 1041.3%
Government 22 15 4.7% $45,000 $67,000 $68,000 $58,403
Government: Bar passage required 13 12 3.8% $45,000 $58,500 $68,018 $58,487
Government: Other 930.9%
Public interest 29 34 10.6% $45,000 $54,172 $61,000 $54,051
Public interest: Bar passage required 27 27 8.4% $45,000 $57,000 $66,000 $56,087
Public interest: Bar passage required 8 7 2.2% $45,000 $45,000 $53,000 $46,198
Clerkship 18 17 5.3% $61,500 $68,000 $69,000 $65,706
Federal 14 13 4.1% $61,500 $68,000 $69,000 $64,936
State 4 0 - - - -
Education 5 - - - - - -
Employed 30627485.6% $69,000$130,000$190,000$127,776
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 320

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 211 195 60.9% $105,000$180,000$190,000$154,059
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 43 31 9.7% $75,000 $82,000 $100,000 $87,194
11-25 attorneys 14 13 4.1% $72,500 $77,500 $97,500 $89,692
26-50 attorneys 6 5 1.6% $90,000 $90,000 $95,000 $88,000
51-100 attorneys 6 6 1.9% $113,000 $127,500 $160,000 $126,667
101-250 attorneys 18 18 5.6% $125,000 $167,500 $180,000 $153,472
251-500 attorneys 15 14 4.4% $180,000 $180,000 $190,000 $170,714
501+ attorneys 108 108 33.8% $180,000 $190,000 $190,000 $183,519
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 95 79 24.7%
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 320

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 220 68.8% $80,000 $170,000 $190,000 $137,349
Outside of California
or unknown
- 54 16.9% $60,000 $68,000 $97,500 $88,772
Employed 30627485.6% $69,000$130,000$190,000$127,776
Non-employed 14
Total graduates 320
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