State wages ยท Cost of living
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $129,760. California leads after cost of living, at $117,200. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($82,540).
National median
$82,540
Highest state median
$129,760
California
Best adjusted pay
$117,200
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $68,070Higher: $117,200Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $129,760 | +57.2% | 110.72 | $117,200 | 1 |
| Arizona | $106,460 | +29.0% | 100.677 | $105,740 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | $109,850 | +33.1% | 104.165 | $105,460 | 3 |
| Michigan | $98,920 | +19.8% | 96.217 | $102,810 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | $94,800 | +14.9% | 94.095 | $100,750 | 5 |
| Louisiana | $84,360 | +2.2% | 88.207 | $95,640 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $98,100 | +18.9% | 105.757 | $92,760 | 7 |
| New York | $98,330 | +19.1% | 107.921 | $91,110 | 8 |
| Connecticut | $93,870 | +13.7% | 103.61 | $90,600 | 9 |
| New Jersey | $97,790 | +18.5% | 108.805 | $89,880 | 10 |
| District of Columbia | $98,680 | +19.6% | 109.901 | $89,790 | 11 |
| West Virginia | $79,770 | -3.4% | 89.497 | $89,130 | 12 |
| Nebraska | $79,660 | -3.5% | 90.103 | $88,410 | 13 |
| Utah | $86,810 | +5.2% | 98.864 | $87,810 | 14 |
| Iowa | $76,770 | -7.0% | 87.762 | $87,480 | 15 |
| Kansas | $78,000 | -5.5% | 90.068 | $86,600 | 16 |
| Minnesota | $85,060 | +3.1% | 98.621 | $86,250 | 17 |
| Missouri | $77,890 | -5.6% | 90.817 | $85,770 | 18 |
| Texas | $82,920 | +0.5% | 97.057 | $85,430 | 19 |
| Georgia | $82,250 | -0.4% | 96.293 | $85,420 | 20 |
| Indiana | $79,710 | -3.4% | 93.329 | $85,410 | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | $82,710 | +0.2% | 97.572 | $84,770 | 22 |
| Nevada | $83,940 | +1.7% | 99.979 | $83,960 | 23 |
| Florida | $85,230 | +3.3% | 103.414 | $82,420 | 24 |
| Arkansas | $71,400 | -13.5% | 86.937 | $82,130 | 25 |
| Ohio | $75,720 | -8.3% | 92.774 | $81,620 | 26 |
| Delaware | $81,000 | -1.9% | 99.808 | $81,160 | 27 |
| Oregon | $83,840 | +1.6% | 103.361 | $81,110 | 28 |
| New Mexico | $74,600 | -9.6% | 92.212 | $80,900 | 29 |
| Illinois | $79,910 | -3.2% | 99.958 | $79,940 | 30 |
| North Carolina | $75,030 | -9.1% | 94.326 | $79,540 | 31 |
| Colorado | $81,670 | -1.1% | 103.052 | $79,250 | 32 |
| Maryland | $83,130 | +0.7% | 104.959 | $79,200 | 33 |
| Montana | $74,570 | -9.7% | 94.645 | $78,790 | 34 |
| South Carolina | $73,560 | -10.9% | 93.749 | $78,460 | 35 |
| Mississippi | $67,590 | -18.1% | 86.953 | $77,730 | 36 |
| Idaho | $73,120 | -11.4% | 95.494 | $76,570 | 37 |
| Alaska | $78,220 | -5.2% | 102.359 | $76,420 | 38 |
| Tennessee | $68,510 | -17.0% | 91.87 | $74,570 | 39 |
| Washington | $79,500 | -3.7% | 107.013 | $74,290 | 40 |
| Virginia | $74,200 | -10.1% | 101.104 | $73,390 | 41 |
| Kentucky | $64,580 | -21.8% | 90.159 | $71,630 | 42 |
| Vermont | $69,710 | -15.5% | 97.958 | $71,160 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | $62,280 | -24.5% | 87.843 | $70,900 | 44 |
| South Dakota | $61,670 | -25.3% | 88.586 | $69,620 | 45 |
| Alabama | $60,840 | -26.3% | 88.823 | $68,500 | 46 |
| Maine | $66,060 | -20.0% | 97.05 | $68,070 | 47 |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.