Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1067

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondarys

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for sociology teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 66 metro areas

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$157,630	70	0.0
2	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$141,950	110	0.1
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$132,930	50	0.0
4	Madison, WI	$132,640	80	0.2
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$128,010	280	0.0
6	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$127,480	70	0.1
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$120,570	60	0.1
8	College Station-Bryan, TX	$114,030	50	0.4
9	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$111,290	50	0.3
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$104,090	120	0.1
11	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$103,810	400	0.2
12	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$103,110	70	1.0
13	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$102,940	50	0.4
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$102,790	Not published	Not published
15	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$102,330	150	0.1
16	New Haven, CT	$102,150	90	0.3
17	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$101,780	60	0.1
18	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$100,710	130	0.2
19	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$99,980	110	0.1
20	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$99,850	1,020	0.1
21	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$99,800	120	0.1
22	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$98,500	180	0.2
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$97,580	200	0.1
24	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$97,280	60	0.1
25	St. Louis, MO-IL	$96,240	60	0.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.