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 $121,750, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for postsecondary sociology teachers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $94,900). 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 postsecondary sociology teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $121,750 |
$60,270 | 110 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $94,900 |
$65,300 | 70 |
| 3 | Utah | $92,100 |
$43,720 | 160 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $89,430 |
$33,140 | 100 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $88,640 |
$57,580 | 50 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $88,510 |
$57,200 | 90 |
| 7 | California | $85,960 |
$47,500 | 960 |
| 8 | Arizona | $84,240 |
$45,010 | 80 |
| 9 | Florida | $82,990 |
$49,010 | 260 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $81,580 |
$55,380 | 150 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $80,940 |
$43,210 | 420 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $79,320 |
$52,280 | 270 |
| 13 | Iowa | $78,010 |
$52,120 | 210 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $77,720 |
$44,500 | 660 |
| 15 | Ohio | $77,720 |
$40,740 | 660 |
| 16 | Kansas | $76,470 |
$40,030 | 190 |
| 17 | Georgia | $76,190 |
$52,950 | 160 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $75,530 |
$54,790 | 270 |
| 19 | Michigan | $75,310 |
$35,130 | 550 |
| 20 | Delaware | $75,120 |
$54,530 | 90 |
| 21 | New York | $74,580 |
$37,510 | 1,360 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $74,440 |
$38,690 | 1,000 |
| 23 | Maryland | $74,430 |
$49,430 | 170 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $73,280 |
$47,930 | 30 |
| 25 | Illinois | $73,170 |
$42,110 | 430 |
| 26 | Missouri | $72,280 |
$42,640 | 190 |
| 27 | Indiana | $72,090 |
$43,070 | 330 |
| 28 | Vermont | $71,300 |
$37,000 | 100 |
| 29 | Arkansas | $69,640 |
$41,600 | 70 |
| 30 | Mississippi | $69,380 |
$38,910 | 90 |
| 31 | Oregon | $69,230 |
$44,250 | 170 |
| 32 | Alabama | $69,100 |
$42,480 | 120 |
| 33 | Texas | $68,800 |
$25,790 | 1,080 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $68,070 |
$51,190 | 130 |
| 35 | Virginia | $67,280 |
$38,120 | 420 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | $66,770 |
$34,310 | 220 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $64,980 |
$41,270 | 600 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $62,150 |
$18,200 | 230 |
| 39 | Colorado | $61,560 |
$35,590 | 300 |
| 40 | Washington | $61,030 |
$43,580 | 340 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $60,720 |
$36,910 | 210 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $60,570 |
$50,370 | 130 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $59,510 |
$44,170 | 60 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $59,200 |
$33,820 | 190 |
| 45 | Maine | $58,650 |
$36,930 | 70 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $58,560 |
$18,860 | 130 |
| 47 | Nevada | $57,340 |
$35,190 | 50 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $56,070 |
$29,060 | 80 |
| 49 | Montana | $52,090 |
$18,200 | 50 |
| 50 | Idaho | $51,340 |
$25,570 | 50 |
