Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A sociology teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $84,290 a year (mean $96,980) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #195 of 825.
How much does a sociology teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A sociology teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $84,290 a year (mean $96,980), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 65% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 11,850 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1067), ranked #195 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$84,290
per year
Mean
$96,980
per year
Employment
11,850
US workers
National rank
#195
of 825 by median
What a sociology teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a sociology teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1067) earns a median annual wage of $84,290 and a mean (average) of $96,980. The median is the midpoint — half of sociology teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 65% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a sociology teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for sociology teachers, postsecondary is $84,290, and the mean (average) is $96,980. The median is the midpoint — half of sociology teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does sociology teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $84,290, a sociology teachers, postsecondary earns 65% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many sociology teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 11,850 sociology teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1067), across all industries.
- Where does this sociology teachers, postsecondary salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-1067. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-1067 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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