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 $106,900, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for postsecondary sociology teachers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $100,700). 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 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 | Rhode Island | $106,900 |
$60,900 | 60 |
| 2 | Oregon | $100,700 |
$52,350 | 130 |
| 3 | New York | $99,900 |
$46,380 | 1,430 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $99,620 |
$55,310 | 510 |
| 5 | California | $99,110 |
$56,470 | 630 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $96,100 |
$50,420 | 90 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $95,590 |
$58,250 | 620 |
| 8 | Nevada | $94,690 |
$62,990 | 30 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | $91,060 |
$45,390 | 380 |
| 10 | Vermont | $90,610 |
$56,030 | 30 |
| 11 | Michigan | $82,220 |
$39,580 | 360 |
| 12 | Texas | $82,220 |
$48,810 | 1,180 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $82,100 |
$46,510 | 490 |
| 14 | Connecticut | $82,080 |
$62,180 | 170 |
| 15 | Florida | $81,260 |
$47,920 | 100 |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $80,920 |
$61,690 | 70 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $79,110 |
$61,010 | 290 |
| 18 | Illinois | $78,530 |
$47,990 | 560 |
| 19 | Utah | $78,400 |
$48,760 | 50 |
| 20 | Hawaii | $78,390 |
$31,130 | 90 |
| 21 | Missouri | $77,840 |
$48,540 | 130 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $77,160 |
$51,640 | 120 |
| 23 | Indiana | $77,020 |
$48,170 | 400 |
| 24 | Virginia | $76,580 |
$53,120 | 480 |
| 25 | Ohio | $75,760 |
$44,450 | 410 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $75,040 |
$56,990 | 120 |
| 27 | Delaware | $74,910 |
$45,960 | 70 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $73,280 |
$47,930 | 30 |
| 29 | Colorado | $71,290 |
$42,880 | 220 |
| 30 | Washington | $70,920 |
$50,040 | 240 |
| 31 | Arizona | $70,270 |
$48,680 | 80 |
| 32 | Georgia | $70,100 |
$44,720 | 140 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $69,090 |
$42,490 | 280 |
| 34 | Montana | $68,570 |
$50,760 | 40 |
| 35 | Maryland | $68,300 |
$42,390 | 320 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | $67,010 |
$50,550 | 380 |
| 37 | Idaho | $66,840 |
$47,060 | 50 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $66,770 |
$34,870 | 130 |
| 39 | Kansas | $66,510 |
$46,270 | 100 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $66,160 |
$44,580 | 440 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $66,100 |
$43,540 | 100 |
| 42 | Iowa | $66,010 |
$43,400 | 160 |
| 43 | Alabama | $65,300 |
$47,100 | 150 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $64,970 |
$54,030 | 50 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $64,250 |
$51,460 | 130 |
| 46 | Maine | $63,690 |
$53,000 | 90 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $62,920 |
$36,360 | 70 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $61,720 |
$34,520 | 110 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $60,820 |
$44,940 | 60 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $60,070 |
$38,550 | 90 |