Law & Paralegal Studies

Graduate employment outcomes and starting salaries for Law & Paralegal Studies graduates, by Australian university. Data from the QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) 2024.

University	Full-Time Employment	Median Salary
Charles Sturt University	95.6%	$80,000
UNSW Sydney	92.7%	$80,000
University of Queensland	92.5%	$72,600
University of Sydney	90.6%	$80,000
University of the Sunshine Coast	90.3%	$60,000
Edith Cowan University	89.1%	$87,000
Queensland University of Technology	89%	$70,300
University of Canberra	88.7%	$74,200
University of Newcastle	88.5%	$75,000
Australian National University	88.1%	$74,000
University of Notre Dame Australia	88%	$70,000
James Cook University	86.7%	$65,900
CQUniversity Australia	85.2%	$80,900
University of Technology Sydney	84.6%	$75,000
Macquarie University	83.4%	$74,000
Bond University	82.7%	$69,400
University of Southern Queensland	82.5%	$78,000
University of New England	82.4%	$86,500
Monash University	82%	$71,300
University of Adelaide	81.6%	$65,800
Charles Darwin University	81.6%	$84,000
Curtin University	81.4%	$70,200
Southern Cross University	81.3%	$73,800
Deakin University	80.9%	$68,400
University of Wollongong	79.5%	$72,000
Flinders University	77%	$66,800
Griffith University	76.4%	$70,000
University of Western Australia	74.1%	$62,000
Murdoch University	73.3%	$73,800
Australian Catholic University	72.1%	$67,800
University of South Australia	71.3%	$65,500
Swinburne University of Technology	70.4%	$70,000
La Trobe University	68.6%	$65,200
RMIT University	68.2%	$56,000
Western Sydney University	66.2%	$71,000
University of Tasmania	63.5%	$69,800
Victoria University	59.2%	$69,400
University of Melbourne	0%	$0
Torrens University	0%	$0
University of Divinity	0%	$0
Avondale University College	0%	$0
Federation University	-1%	$-1

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Source: Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profiles. Median full-time earnings.

Data source: QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) 2024, Australian Government Department of Education. N/A indicates insufficient responses. Full methodology →