The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary sociology teachers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $61,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,230 | 4.00% | 31.85% |
| 2021 | $81,820 | 3.20% | - |
| 2020 | $79,200 | 5.90% | - |
| 2019 | $74,530 | 2.86% | - |
| 2018 | $72,400 | 5.10% | - |
| 2017 | $68,710 | -1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $69,890 | -1.73% | - |
| 2015 | $71,100 | 4.19% | - |
| 2014 | $68,120 | -16.28% | - |
| 2013 | $79,210 | 26.68% | - |
| 2012 | $58,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,230 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills |