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Highest-paying States for Sociologists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $141,530, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for sociologists. It is followed by Pennsylvania (average annual salary $127,590). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of sociologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Sociologists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Massachusetts	$141,530	$78,460	420
2	Pennsylvania	$127,590	$63,980	60
3	Oregon	$125,970	$56,850	30
4	California	$107,530	$72,600	740
5	Illinois	$106,480	$65,340	350
6	New York	$100,960	$64,350	130
7	North Carolina	$100,960	$60,810	330
8	Maryland	$85,510	$63,300	160
9	New Jersey	$82,570	$54,530	50
10	Washington	$80,500	$62,400	190
11	Minnesota	$77,630	$52,070	40
12	Ohio	$75,590	$64,330	80
13	Virginia	$75,120	$47,200	100
14	District of Columbia	$74,620	$55,780	150
15	Wisconsin	$69,690	$33,320	60
16	Utah	$69,590	$46,430	30
17	Colorado	$63,760	$51,700	0
18	Michigan	$63,370	$49,380	100
19	Arizona	$61,570	$48,870	40
20	Texas	$59,490	$44,850	30
21	Indiana	$56,880	$38,720	0
22	South Dakota	$55,330	$36,140	40
23	Florida	$35,530	$29,350	170

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