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University of North Carolina
Public school
Chapel Hill, NC

Graduate salaries for University of North Carolina

Total 2018 graduates: 219

  • 78.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 39.3% of this school's 2018 graduates made $75,000 or more.

Median salary: $68,778

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 reported17278.5%$60,000$75,000$150,000$98,200
Employed - No salary reported3013.7%
Non-employed177.8%
Total graduates219100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported11954.3%$70,000$120,000$160,000$116,278
Private sector - no salary reported219.6%
Public sector - salary reported53 24.2% $50,000$57,884$65,000 $57,610
Public sector - no salary reported94.1%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed177.8%
Total graduates219100%

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 18316575.3% $60,000$75,000$150,000$99,381
J.D. advantage 1873.2% $56,500$75,000$80,000$70,357
Professional 0-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 20217278.5% $60,000$75,000$150,000$98,200
Non-employed 17
Total Graduates 219

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 112 102 46.6% $70,000 $123,000 $170,000 $119,854
Law firm: Bar passage required 110 102 46.6% $70,000 $123,000 $170,000 $119,854
Law firm: Other 200%
Business & industry 28 17 7.8% $75,000 $85,000 $100,000 $94,824
Business & industry: Bar passage required 15 12 5.5% $75,000 $95,000 $132,500 $102,167
Business & industry: Bar passage required 12 5 2.3% $75,000 $76,000 $80,000 $77,200
Business & industry: Other 100%
Government 21 14 6.4% $56,500 $68,000 $72,000 $66,863
Government: Bar passage required 17 13 5.9% $57,884 $68,000 $72,000 $67,660
Government: Other 410.5%
Public interest 13 11 5% $41,000 $42,500 $45,000 $44,164
Public interest: Bar passage required 14 11 5% $41,000 $42,500 $45,000 $44,164
Clerkship 24 24 11% $55,506 $60,000 $62,500 $59,748
Federal 16 16 7.3% $60,000 $61,332 $65,500 $62,836
State 8 8 3.7% $50,274 $53,500 $56,012 $53,571
Education 4 - - - - - -
Employed 20217278.5% $60,000$75,000$150,000$98,200
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 219

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 112 102 46.6% $70,000$123,000$170,000$119,854
Solo 0
2-10 attorneys 20 17 7.8% $50,000 $56,372 $60,000 $56,710
11-25 attorneys 15 11 5% $55,000 $72,000 $75,000 $72,000
26-50 attorneys 10 8 3.7% $74,000 $80,000 $123,000 $93,625
51-100 attorneys 7 7 3.2% $77,000 $115,000 $150,000 $113,571
101-250 attorneys 13 13 5.9% $110,000 $140,000 $150,000 $130,385
251-500 attorneys 9 9 4.1% $125,000 $150,000 $180,000 $144,444
501+ attorneys 38 37 16.9% $155,000 $180,000 $180,000 $160,270
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 90 70 32%
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 219

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
North Carolina - 86 39.3% $54,000 $70,000 $120,000 $87,318
Outside of North Carolina
or unknown
- 85 38.8% $62,000 $100,000 $160,000 $109,518
Employed 20217278.5% $60,000$75,000$150,000$98,200
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 219
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