Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 132 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Riverside, CA $181,960 70
Madison, WI $152,420 80
San Diego, CA $136,220 100
San Francisco, CA $136,120 130
Phoenix, AZ $131,110 60
California $129,760 880

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $78,220 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $60,840 160
      Birmingham, AL $60,840 50
      Huntsville, AL $51,360 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $71,400 100
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $131,110 60
      Arizona $106,460 120
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Riverside, CA $181,960 70
      San Diego, CA $136,220 100
      San Francisco, CA $136,120 130
      California $129,760 880
      Los Angeles, CA $125,770 310
      Sacramento, CA $122,530 60
      San Jose, CA $119,270 70
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $88,500 60
      Colorado $81,670 200
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $102,150 90
      Bridgeport, CT $97,920 50
      Hartford, CT $95,960 80
      Connecticut $93,870 210
      Norwich, CT $83,460 40
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $83,560 270
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $81,000 —
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florida $85,230 130
      Miami, FL $85,230 —
      Orlando, FL $58,710 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $98,930 150
      Georgia $82,250 240
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $76,770 140
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $73,120 60
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $79,910 360
      Illinois $79,910 490
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Bend, IN-MI $99,700 60
      Central Indiana $83,100 210
      Indianapolis, IN $81,250 70
      Indiana $79,710 490
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $78,000 110
      Kansas $64,690 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $64,580 140
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $108,470 —
      Louisiana $84,360 80
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amherst Town, MA $102,810 60
      Boston, MA-NH $101,000 540
      Massachusetts $98,100 730
      Worcester, MA $76,510 70
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $100,600 110
      Maryland $83,130 300
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $66,060 80
      Portland, ME $61,700 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $106,800 50
      Ann Arbor, MI $104,300 90
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $100,730 30
      Kalamazoo, MI $99,540 40
      Michigan $98,920 410
      Detroit, MI $86,400 80
      Grand Rapids, MI $79,000 30
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minnesota $85,060 240
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $83,810 150
      Duluth, MN-WI $62,480 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $82,770 60
      Missouri $77,890 110
      Kansas City, MO-KS $74,360 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $80,890 70
      Mississippi $67,590 100
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $74,570 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wilmington, NC $82,540 50
      Greensboro, NC $76,550 50
      North Carolina $75,030 540
      Western North Carolina $67,370 40
      Charlotte, NC-SC $67,290 90
      Raleigh, NC $65,280 60
      Central North Carolina $62,060 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $80,960 50
      Nebraska $79,660 110
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $109,850 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $97,790 440
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $74,600 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $83,940 90
      Nevada $83,940 110
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $103,960 1,130
      New York $98,330 1,280
      Albany, NY $97,970 60
      Rochester, NY $82,830 40
      Ithaca, NY $81,900 40
      Buffalo, NY $78,320 100
      Syracuse, NY $76,950 50
      Southwest New York $61,420 30
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $76,110 40
      Columbus, OH $75,720 100
      Ohio $75,720 460
      Cleveland, OH $66,350 80
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,580 100
      Dayton, OH $62,860 70
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $62,540 40
      Oklahoma $62,280 110
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $83,840 110
      Portland, OR-WA $78,300 70
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $98,680 70
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsburgh, PA $101,430 100
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $84,700 270
      Pennsylvania $82,710 550
      Allentown, PA-NJ $77,690 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $86,320 110
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $79,260 40
      South Carolina $73,560 180
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $61,670 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $81,240 50
      Knoxville, TN $74,500 50
      Tennessee $68,510 240
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $65,530 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $124,020 120
      College Station, TX $118,520 40
      San Antonio, TX $95,830 100
      Houston, TX $91,480 160
      Dallas, TX $85,200 250
      Texas $82,920 1,120
      Lubbock, TX $82,310 60
      El Paso, TX $79,920 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $86,810 30
      Utah $86,810 80
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Blacksburg, VA $81,080 50
      West Virginia $79,770 60
      Richmond, VA $78,250 50
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $74,850 100
      Virginia $74,200 440
      Harrisonburg, VA $66,380 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $69,710 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $81,750 100
      Washington $79,500 220
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $152,420 80
      Milwaukee, WI $114,950 —
      Wisconsin $94,800 350