The salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare postsecondary sociology teacher salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) postsecondary sociology teachers is $No Data. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $No Data. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid postsecondary sociology teachers is $No Data.
The average salaries of postsecondary sociology teachers in three industries in the federal, state, and local government sector are shown below. We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries. The highest paying industry for postsecondary sociology teacher occupations is the local government, including schools and hospitals industry with an annual salary $70,160. The lowest paying industry is the state government, including schools and hospitals industry (annual salary $64,870). For detailed postsecondary sociology teacher salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.