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Highest Paying Cities for Sociologists

The top 22 highest paying cities for sociologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of sociologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $133,350, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the highest paying city for sociologists. It is followed by Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts (average annual salary $115,930). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of sociologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 22 Highest Paying Cities/Areas for Sociologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$133,350	$93,370	30
2	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$115,930	$57,520	80
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$115,930	$57,520	80
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$114,280	$50,530	250
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$107,020	$69,070	190
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$105,030	$56,310	200
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$101,370	$57,790	190
8	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$99,340	$44,570	40
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$98,150	$38,010	30
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$94,980	$66,470	450
11	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$90,030	$64,560	260
12	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$80,470	$45,530	170
13	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$79,550	$46,940	130
14	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$78,060	$52,780	50
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$73,620	$54,050	150
16	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$73,400	$49,580	200
17	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$69,310	$40,400	400
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$68,060	$54,370	50
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$66,720	$52,890	50
20	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$65,120	$52,770	50
21	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$63,420	$32,870	300
22	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$53,850	$37,180	60