Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for sociology teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $84,290 a year. About 11,850 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,930
- 25th percentile
- $64,990
- Median percentile
- $84,290
- 75th percentile
- $110,650
- 90th percentile
- $160,140
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $127,680
- New Hampshire $112,890
- District of Columbia $103,160
- Michigan $102,870
- Oregon $101,960
- Connecticut $101,490
- Pennsylvania $99,660
- Utah $99,350
- New York $97,540
- Massachusetts $96,790
- Maryland $95,980
- Vermont $87,620
- Nevada $87,480
- Minnesota $87,340
- Wisconsin $84,960
- Georgia $84,330
- Idaho $84,140
- Louisiana $83,700
- Washington $83,140
- Illinois $82,610
- Iowa $81,910
- Texas $81,220
- Indiana $79,880
- Ohio $79,690
- Colorado $78,630
- Kansas $78,630
- Arizona $78,430
- South Carolina $78,410
- New Jersey $78,350
- Virginia $78,120
- Missouri $77,800
- New Mexico $77,740
- West Virginia $77,380
- Tennessee $77,370
- North Carolina $76,430
- Nebraska $76,230
- Maine $76,010
- Montana $75,880
- Alabama $73,670
- Mississippi $70,860
- Oklahoma $64,900
- South Dakota $64,210
- Florida $63,470
- Arkansas $62,390
- Kentucky $61,260
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $157,630
- San Diego, CA $141,950
- San Francisco, CA $132,930
- Madison, WI $132,640
- Los Angeles, CA $128,010
- Sacramento, CA $127,480
- San Jose, CA $120,570
- College Station, TX $114,030
- Lansing, MI $111,290
- Portland, OR $104,090
- Boston, MA $103,810
- Amherst Town, MA $103,110
- Norwich, CT $102,940
- Atlanta, GA $102,330
- New Haven, CT $102,150
- Albany, NY $101,780
- Hartford, CT $100,710
- Baltimore, MD $99,980
- New York, NY $99,850
- Austin, TX $99,800
- Milwaukee, WI $98,500
- Washington, DC $97,580
- Indianapolis, IN $97,280
- St. Louis, MO $96,240
- Philadelphia, PA $95,620
- Pittsburgh, PA $95,440
- Detroit, MI $94,820
- Houston, TX $94,380
- Phoenix, AZ $92,340
- Seattle, WA $88,930
- Denver, CO $88,500
- Las Vegas, NV $87,480
- Minneapolis, MN $87,340
- Dallas, TX $86,800
- Ithaca, NY $86,150
- Chicago, IL $86,040
- Wilmington, NC $86,010
- Nashville, TN $85,070
- Columbus, OH $84,010
- Knoxville, TN $83,050
- Grand Rapids, MI $82,320
- Richmond, VA $82,230
- Greensboro, NC $82,110
- Rochester, NY $82,070
- Miami, FL $80,750
- Syracuse, NY $80,290
- Birmingham, AL $80,230
- Virginia Beach, VA $80,040
- Memphis, TN $79,330
- Cincinnati, OH $78,750
- Worcester, MA $78,450
- Buffalo, NY $78,320
- Cleveland, OH $77,940
- Omaha, NE $77,140
- Kansas City, MO $76,320
- South Bend, IN $75,580
- Raleigh, NC $75,460
- San Antonio, TX $67,770
- Charlotte, NC $66,890
- Dayton, OH $62,860
- Duluth, MN $62,480
- Portland, ME $61,700
- El Paso, TX $60,490
- Orlando, FL $58,710