He salary It is a determining factor that influences the choice of a professional career. In the case of lawyers in Chile, remuneration varies depending on various factors, such as the university from which they graduated.
According to data from Mifuturo.cl from the Ministry of Education, the average salary of a lawyer In the country it ranges between $1,200,000 and $2,300,000 gross pesos in the fourth year of graduation.
Among the universities with Law programs in Chile, some stand out for offering their graduates higher salaries. For example, the lawyers Those who graduate from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile have an average salary between $2,200,000 and $2,300,000, followed by graduates from the University of Chile, with a range of $2,100,000 to $2,200,000.
Other institutions such as the Finis Terrae University, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and the Universidad de Los Andes also offer salaries competitive that range between $1,900,000 and $2,000,000, showing the importance of the university of origin in determining the salary of a lawyer.
In addition to salary, another relevant factor for students when choosing a university is the employability rate. In this sense, the Pontifical Catholic University leads with 92.8% employability in the second year of the degree for a lawyerfollowed closely by the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso and the University of Chile.