19 Series · SOC 19-3041

Sociologists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$101,690

per year

Median Hourly

$48.89/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$111,670

average

Employment

2,950

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$60,710

25th Percentile

$78,150

Median

$101,690

75th Percentile

$134,780

90th Percentile

$168,590

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Oregon $211,560 2. Illinois $134,730 3. New York $130,180 4. California $120,610 5. North Carolina $108,060

Lowest Paying States

9. Florida $40,000 10. Ohio $77,560 11. Minnesota $79,370 12. Wisconsin $82,570 13. Michigan $82,910

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Oregon	$211,560	$187,060	N/A	+108% above national
2	Illinois	$134,730	$138,640	N/A	+32% above national
3	New York	$130,180	$112,070	50	+28% above national
4	California	$120,610	$118,570	660	+19% above national
5	North Carolina	$108,060	$109,380	240	+6% above national
6	Massachusetts	$103,510	$117,290	600	+2% above national
7	Maryland	$95,300	$92,030	90	6% below national
8	Washington	$88,330	$98,820	90	13% below national
9	Michigan	$82,910	$101,850	N/A	18% below national
10	Wisconsin	$82,570	$95,130	100	19% below national
11	Minnesota	$79,370	$83,040	30	22% below national
12	Ohio	$77,560	$80,430	110	24% below national
13	Florida	$40,000	$72,680	180	61% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $134,730 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $132,200 3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $130,180 4. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $128,600 5. Stockton-Lodi, CA $128,600

Lowest Paying Metros

10. Lansing-East Lansing, MI $60,710 11. Columbus, OH $79,300 12. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $87,630 13. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $95,310 14. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $103,510

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$134,730	N/A	+32% above national
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$132,200	150	+30% above national
3	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$130,180	40	+28% above national
4	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$128,600	60	+26% above national
5	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$128,600	30	+26% above national
6	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$114,230	140	+12% above national
7	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$111,750	50	+10% above national
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$108,990	60	+7% above national
9	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$108,050	80	+6% above national
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$103,510	570	+2% above national
11	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$95,310	100	6% below national
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$87,630	60	14% below national
13	Columbus, OH	$79,300	80	22% below national
14	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,710	60	40% below national

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