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Highest Paying States for Postsecondary Sociology Teachers

The highest paying states for postsecondary sociology teachers (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 postsecondary sociology teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $140,810, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for postsecondary sociology teachers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $92,110). 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 postsecondary sociology teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Postsecondary Sociology Teachers

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rhode Island	$140,810	$64,740	110
2	California	$92,110	$50,660	930
3	Florida	$89,550	$54,220	360
4	New Mexico	$88,640	$57,580	50
5	Maryland	$87,530	$49,690	210
6	New Hampshire	$87,000	$56,490	90
7	Wisconsin	$82,970	$50,250	400
8	Connecticut	$82,040	$56,400	200
9	Utah	$78,160	$49,080	70
10	Illinois	$77,250	$41,790	370
11	Michigan	$76,910	$36,240	600
12	New York	$76,690	$35,710	1,490
13	Puerto Rico	$76,410	$52,730	120
14	Iowa	$75,840	$52,890	180
15	New Jersey	$75,710	$40,000	460
16	District of Columbia	$75,110	$47,760	80
17	Massachusetts	$74,660	$44,550	640
18	Maine	$73,520	$44,480	90
19	North Dakota	$73,280	$47,930	30
20	Arizona	$72,350	$19,430	110
21	Pennsylvania	$72,330	$38,120	1,270
22	Minnesota	$72,100	$44,760	290
23	Ohio	$71,580	$22,440	590
24	Vermont	$71,300	$37,000	100
25	Oregon	$71,030	$45,330	130
26	Texas	$70,020	$27,160	1,230
27	Indiana	$69,890	$40,630	390
28	Georgia	$69,180	$44,270	200
29	Kentucky	$66,570	$41,880	140
30	Hawaii	$66,510	$29,160	150
31	Mississippi	$65,760	$36,780	100
32	Nebraska	$65,030	$46,750	130
33	Missouri	$64,680	$28,280	190
34	South Carolina	$63,800	$43,220	230
35	Alabama	$63,670	$30,770	120
36	North Carolina	$62,670	$41,080	760
37	Arkansas	$61,520	$33,920	80
38	Colorado	$60,890	$32,870	280
39	Virginia	$59,300	$35,900	380
40	South Dakota	$58,940	$43,800	70
41	Louisiana	$58,560	$18,860	130
42	Montana	$57,470	$35,480	40
43	Oklahoma	$57,190	$33,720	170
44	Washington	$57,050	$41,240	400
45	West Virginia	$56,450	$32,430	80
46	Kansas	$51,540	$36,610	70
47	Idaho	$51,340	$25,570	70
48	Tennessee	$51,240	$31,960	190

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of postsecondary sociology teachers in those states is not available at this time.