College Sociology Instructors

Median Salary: $64,400

Many college sociology instructors across the nation share a number of important professional attributes. For example, integrity, initiative, and achievement/effort can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 16,380 people were working as college sociology instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to develop these traits and receive formal training, particularly if you're aiming to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for college sociology instructors in the U.S. was $64,400 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $31.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about college sociology instructors, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

College sociology instructors should be skilled in:

Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Inductive Reasoning
Speech Recognition
Originality

Different people go into different careers; college sociology instructors are typically:

Social
Investigative
Artistic

Working as a college sociology instructor requires knowledge in subjects like:

Sociology and Anthropology
English Language
Education and Training
Computers and Electronics
Mathematics

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as college sociology instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of college sociology instructors in each city as compared to the national average.

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	NA	$49,800	$23.90	$61,600	$29.60	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	580	$91,400	$44.00	$134,800	$64.80	-18.4%
Riverside	110	$107,200	$51.60	$130,400	$62.70	-27.2%
Sacramento	130	$74,000	$35.60	$110,500	$53.10	19.2%
San Diego	150	$80,900	$38.90	$116,100	$55.80	-7.2%
San Francisco (Area)	170	$94,000	$45.20	$156,500	$75.20	38.4%
San Francisco (City)	170	$94,000	$45.20	$156,500	$75.20	38.4%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	70	$50,800	$24.40	$66,700	$32.10	-55.2%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	40	$65,900	$31.70	$100,700	$48.40	-28.8%
Hartford	70	$74,500	$35.80	$93,700	$45.10	-4%
New Haven	40	$64,800	$31.10	$80,900	$38.90	26.4%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	290	$69,300	$33.30	$91,500	$44.00	-22.4%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jacksonville	40	$52,300	$25.10	$58,700	$28.20	-48.8%
Miami (Area)	60	$82,100	$39.50	$91,100	$43.80	-48.8%
Orlando	60	$62,100	$29.90	$79,100	$38.00	-54.4%
Tampa	50	$67,300	$32.40	$86,700	$41.70	-62.4%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	270	$56,500	$27.20	$74,400	$35.80	-5.6%
Augusta	30	$56,400	$27.10	$73,500	$35.40	35.2%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	100	$68,700	$33.00	$85,600	$41.10	89.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	50	$60,900	$29.30	$71,600	$34.40	343.2%
Chicago (Area)	250	$60,000	$28.90	$76,900	$37.00	-15.2%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	40	$61,600	$29.60	$69,600	$33.50	47.2%
Indianapolis	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-52%
South Bend	40	$58,300	$28.00	$70,300	$33.80	157.6%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Des Moines	30	$61,100	$29.40	$81,600	$39.30	-21.6%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	90	$52,600	$25.30	$64,400	$31.00	148%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	30	$53,300	$25.60	$64,100	$30.80	7.2%
Louisville	NA	$57,800	$27.80	$78,000	$37.50	NA

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	50	$57,800	$27.80	$67,300	$32.40	4%
New Orleans	60	$51,300	$24.70	$59,300	$28.50	-9.6%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	220	$70,500	$33.90	$95,000	$45.70	41.6%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	520	$71,000	$34.10	$91,900	$44.20	148%
Springfield	110	$60,400	$29.00	$78,100	$37.50	215.2%
Worcester	50	$62,500	$30.00	$77,500	$37.30	51.2%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	280	$36,100	$17.40	$68,600	$33.00	51.2%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	30	$53,300	$25.60	$67,300	$32.30	124%
Minneapolis	160	$68,900	$33.10	$84,500	$40.60	-26.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	50	$71,100	$34.20	$82,500	$39.60	68%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	100	$49,200	$23.70	$62,600	$30.10	-16%
St. Louis	110	$52,000	$25.00	$75,500	$36.30	-29.6%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	40	$62,900	$30.20	$76,600	$36.80	-34.4%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	110	$64,100	$30.80	$78,200	$37.60	140%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Buffalo	40	$63,300	$30.40	$81,900	$39.40	-34.4%
New York (Area)	720	$73,200	$35.20	$104,100	$50.10	-25.6%
Rochester	60	$64,600	$31.00	$82,000	$39.40	-5.6%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	40	$59,400	$28.50	$65,500	$31.50	70.4%
Charlotte	100	$56,000	$26.90	$66,300	$31.90	-1.6%
Fayetteville	40	$59,600	$28.70	$65,500	$31.50	152%
Greensboro	70	$53,700	$25.80	$66,400	$31.90	58.4%
Hickory	30	$51,200	$24.60	$61,900	$29.80	76.8%
Raleigh	140	$55,000	$26.50	$84,700	$40.70	119.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	116.8%
Cincinnati	110	$50,600	$24.30	$73,800	$35.50	-15.2%
Cleveland	90	$65,000	$31.30	$85,400	$41.00	-24.8%
Columbus	140	$78,500	$37.70	$98,400	$47.30	24%
Dayton	80	$48,700	$23.40	$67,300	$32.30	68%
Toledo	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	132.8%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	NA	$40,500	$19.50	$57,800	$27.80	NA

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	70	$73,000	$35.10	$122,700	$59.00	-44%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	60	$66,000	$31.70	$106,300	$51.10	48.8%
Harrisburg	60	$51,100	$24.60	$86,800	$41.70	56.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	540	$76,100	$36.60	$103,200	$49.60	32%
Pittsburgh	180	$72,400	$34.80	$87,700	$42.20	32%
Reading	40	$66,300	$31.90	$83,600	$40.20	88.8%
Scranton	110	$51,200	$24.60	$78,000	$37.50	236%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	40	$92,000	$44.30	$118,000	$56.80	-43.2%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	60	$72,200	$34.70	$86,900	$41.80	44.8%
Greenville	40	$67,400	$32.40	$77,500	$37.20	13.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	30	$51,200	$24.60	$64,000	$30.80	14.4%
Knoxville	40	$45,300	$21.80	$63,200	$30.40	10.4%
Memphis	50	$69,400	$33.40	$77,900	$37.50	-30.4%
Nashville	80	$62,200	$29.90	$73,900	$35.50	-9.6%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	320	NA	NA	NA	NA	228%
Dallas (Area)	100	$64,700	$31.10	$85,400	$41.00	-62.4%
Houston	160	$81,800	$39.30	$92,100	$44.30	-51.2%
Laredo	40	$67,600	$32.50	$81,800	$39.30	268.8%
McAllen	30	$53,700	$25.80	$71,000	$34.10	10.4%
San Antonio	90	$62,300	$30.00	$86,900	$41.80	-13.6%
Tyler	50	$51,600	$24.80	$64,300	$30.90	292%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Provo	60	$74,500	$35.80	$82,400	$39.60	160.8%
Salt Lake City	40	$51,000	$24.50	$63,500	$30.50	-50.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	40	$49,300	$23.70	$61,000	$29.30	-47.2%
Virginia Beach	150	$58,300	$28.00	$72,800	$35.00	61.6%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	120	$61,400	$29.50	$85,200	$41.00	-32%
Spokane	40	$51,800	$24.90	$64,400	$31.00	54.4%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Milwaukee	210	NA	NA	NA	NA	105.6%