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Highest Paying Cities for Sociologists

The top 33 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia (average annual salary $117,550). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of sociologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 33 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	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$117,550	$57,200	190
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$116,710	$59,920	170
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$106,560	$66,690	190
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$102,040	$33,880	270
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, USA	$99,780	$35,440	370
7	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$99,340	$44,570	40
8	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$98,150	$38,010	30
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$96,710	$64,760	290
10	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$95,280	$43,910	n/a
11	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$95,190	$59,970	130
12	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$94,240	$62,580	200
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$93,900	$59,650	120
14	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$88,120	$57,170	40
15	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$85,980	$53,840	30
16	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$85,970	$55,290	120
17	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$85,810	$49,400	140
18	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$81,410	$54,070	70
19	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$79,670	$66,780	n/a
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$76,160	$56,000	60
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$73,620	$54,050	150
22	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$73,400	$49,580	200
23	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$69,310	$40,400	400
24	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, USA	$66,950	$33,760	300
25	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$66,950	$33,760	300
26	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$66,280	$53,890	50
27	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$65,520	$44,550	80
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$65,440	$53,810	50
29	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$64,850	$35,410	90
30	Columbus, Ohio	$60,950	$52,790	70
31	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$53,850	$37,180	60
32	Madison, Wisconsin	$50,400	$27,150	n/a
33	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$49,580	$25,180	40