United States
Sociologists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$101,690
Sociologists in the United States earn a median of $101,690 a year, about $48.89 an hour.
Median
$101,690
per year
Hourly
$48.89
as published
Mean
$111,670
pulled up by top earners
Workers
2,950
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $120,610 | +19% |
| Massachusetts | State | $103,510 | +2% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $103,510 | +2% |
| North Carolina | State | $108,060 | +6% |
| Florida | State | $40,000 | -61% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $132,200 | +30% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $114,230 | +12% |
| Ohio | State | $77,560 | -24% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $95,310 | -6% |
| Wisconsin | State | $82,570 | -19% |
| Maryland | State | $95,300 | -6% |
| Washington | State | $88,330 | -13% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Metro | $108,050 | +6% |
| Columbus, OH | Metro | $79,300 | -22% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Metro | $128,600 | +26% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $108,990 | +7% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $87,630 | -14% |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Metro | $60,710 | -40% |
| New York | State | $130,180 | +28% |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | Metro | $111,750 | +10% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $130,180 | +28% |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | Metro | $128,600 | +26% |
| Minnesota | State | $79,370 | -22% |
| Oregon | State | $211,560 | +108% |
| Illinois | State | $134,730 | +32% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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