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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Minnesota

The median sociology teachers, postsecondary in Minnesota earns $87,340 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,361 a month.

10th percentile
$62,470
25th percentile
$75,300
Median percentile
$87,340
75th percentile
$103,270
90th percentile
$131,700

Based on 240 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,335 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,340
Federal income tax−$10,385
Social Security + Medicare−$6,682
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,939
Monthly take-home$5,361
Every two weeks$2,474

Does it go far here?

$88,561Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

All sociology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota