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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2024)
69 metro areas · National average: $99,280 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 69 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Riverside, CA
$171,970
$181,960
$77,790
N/A
San Francisco, CA
$152,180
$136,120
$75,830
N/A
San Diego, CA
$146,500
$136,220
$72,210
$224,410
Madison, WI
$142,630
$152,420
$48,160
$214,550
Phoenix, AZ
$139,580
$131,110
$73,040
$201,660
San Jose, CA
$133,240
$119,270
$64,160
$220,760
Los Angeles, CA
$131,160
$125,770
$59,620
$230,220
Ann Arbor, MI
$129,890
$104,300
$77,060
$220,200
New York, NY
$123,660
$103,960
$58,270
$206,000
Amherst Town, MA
$121,940
$102,810
$67,640
$197,330
Milwaukee, WI
$119,870
$114,950
$65,420
$216,100
Austin, TX
$119,180
$124,020
$54,850
$210,760
New Orleans, LA
$118,830
$108,470
$53,220
$223,560
Kalamazoo, MI
$115,770
$99,540
$80,430
$178,740
Sacramento, CA
$114,440
$122,530
$58,570
$140,650
South Bend, IN
$114,170
$99,700
$54,900
$221,540
College Station, TX
$114,150
$118,520
$63,370
$152,940
Lansing, MI
$113,700
$106,800
$65,900
$179,650
Boston, MA
$112,210
$101,000
$52,880
$207,790
Bridgeport, CT
$111,050
$97,920
$61,820
$209,880
Baltimore, MD
$108,280
$100,600
$49,070
$178,890
Atlanta, GA
$107,250
$98,930
$50,960
$170,420
San Juan, PR
$107,160
$86,320
$45,460
$216,940
Indianapolis, IN
$106,180
$81,250
$54,700
$213,750
Pittsburgh, PA
$103,630
$101,430
$55,230
$188,560
Hartford, CT
$103,320
$95,960
$59,600
$172,400
St. Louis, MO
$102,090
$82,770
$49,840
$214,830
Albany, NY
$100,780
$97,970
$63,980
$162,340
Philadelphia, PA
$100,340
$84,700
$40,920
$191,640
El Paso, TX
$97,810
$79,920
$49,760
$139,630
San Antonio, TX
$97,510
$95,830
$58,480
$133,370
Minneapolis, MN
$97,440
$83,810
$60,130
$165,140
Dallas, TX
$96,290
$85,200
$49,490
$150,000
Houston, TX
$95,610
$91,480
$60,360
$132,010
Washington, DC
$94,920
$83,560
$58,900
$166,490
Miami, FL
$94,630
$85,230
$54,170
$128,200
Lubbock, TX
$93,470
$82,310
$49,780
$160,340
Syracuse, NY
$93,290
$76,950
$62,310
$135,330
Omaha, NE
$91,830
$80,960
$68,220
$170,750
Blacksburg, VA
$90,860
$81,080
$51,050
$167,240
Ithaca, NY
$90,110
$81,900
$65,720
$124,250
Las Vegas, NV
$89,250
$83,940
$64,030
$100,510
Allentown, PA
$89,090
$77,690
$44,530
$136,340
Norwich, CT
$89,070
$83,460
$66,180
$106,590
Chicago, IL
$88,680
$79,910
$53,630
$126,440
Nashville, TN
$87,860
$81,240
$53,670
$122,130
Seattle, WA
$87,790
$81,750
$64,480
$114,450
Detroit, MI
$86,830
$86,400
$41,900
$128,320
Worcester, MA
$86,780
$76,510
$45,850
$135,770
Salt Lake City, UT
$86,670
$86,810
$51,750
$109,660
Richmond, VA
$84,530
$78,250
$47,740
$142,200
Portland, OR
$84,410
$78,300
$52,970
$109,790
Wilmington, NC
$83,610
$82,540
$32,120
$101,490
Rochester, NY
$83,080
$82,830
$50,050
$97,690
Virginia Beach, VA
$80,620
$74,850
$47,500
$117,420
Knoxville, TN
$79,660
$74,500
$42,300
$133,390
Greenville, SC
$79,230
$79,260
$52,710
$114,240
Grand Rapids, MI
$77,430
$79,000
$38,180
$104,740
Charlotte, NC
$76,320
$67,290
$43,630
$99,600
Columbus, OH
$75,740
$75,720
$21,740
$130,150
Harrisonburg, VA
$75,460
$66,380
$52,960
$101,510
Raleigh, NC
$74,190
$65,280
$48,500
$100,520
Kansas City, MO
$73,410
$74,360
$49,680
$104,470
Greensboro, NC
$73,070
$76,550
$45,500
$98,700
Cleveland, OH
$72,880
$66,350
$36,950
$103,100
Memphis, TN
$69,230
$65,530
$45,790
$93,650
Birmingham, AL
$68,840
$60,840
$33,420
$103,600
Cincinnati, OH
$67,690
$64,580
$21,740
$121,710
Huntsville, AL
$59,950
$51,360
$47,560
$83,700
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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