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University of Wisconsin
Public school
Madison, WI

Graduate salaries for University of Wisconsin

Total 2018 graduates: 185

  • 63.2% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 31.6% of this school's 2018 graduates made $60,000 or more.

Median salary: $58,995

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 reported11763.2%$52,000$60,000$85,000$79,505
Employed - No salary reported5529.7%
Non-employed137%
Total graduates185100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported7440%$60,000$72,250$130,000$93,696
Private sector - no salary reported3720%
Public sector - salary reported43 23.2% $50,000$53,040$60,000 $55,084
Public sector - no salary reported189.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed137%
Total graduates185100%

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 14910355.7% $52,000$60,000$120,000$82,078
J.D. advantage 1384.3% $49,020$59,504$67,500$58,381
Professional 1063.2% $50,000$62,500$75,000$63,500
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 17211763.2% $52,000$60,000$85,000$79,505
Non-employed 13
Total Graduates 185

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 90 62 33.5% $58,000 $73,750 $130,000 $97,153
Law firm: Bar passage required 89 62 33.5% $58,000 $73,750 $130,000 $97,153
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 21 12 6.5% $65,000 $69,000 $79,500 $75,833
Business & industry: Bar passage required 8 5 2.7% $60,000 $65,000 $75,000 $66,800
Business & industry: Other 1373.8%
Government 36 17 9.2% $50,000 $51,389 $63,000 $55,496
Government: Bar passage required 18 12 6.5% $50,000 $51,195 $64,000 $57,199
Government: Bar passage required 5 5 2.7% $45,000 $53,040 $55,000 $51,410
Government: Other 1300%
Public interest 10 16 8.6% $48,000 $50,000 $53,000 $51,621
Public interest: Bar passage required 20 15 8.1% $48,000 $50,000 $54,000 $51,929
Clerkship 14 10 5.4% $59,000 $60,000 $60,210 $59,924
Federal 6 0 - - - -
State 8 7 3.8% $55,000 $60,000 $60,210 $58,288
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 17211763.2% $52,000$60,000$85,000$79,505
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 185

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 90 62 33.5% $58,000$73,750$130,000$97,153
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 27 16 8.6% $48,000 $55,000 $60,000 $55,281
11-25 attorneys 19 13 7% $55,000 $60,000 $70,000 $67,462
26-50 attorneys 6 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 14 10 5.4% $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $115,200
251-500 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 16 15 8.1% $155,000 $160,000 $180,000 $162,000
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 82 55 29.7%
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 185

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Wisconsin - 75 40.5% $50,000 $60,000 $75,000 $72,265
Outside of Wisconsin
or unknown
- 42 22.7% $55,000 $66,250 $133,000 $92,434
Employed 17211763.2% $52,000$60,000$85,000$79,505
Non-employed 13
Total graduates 185
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