Sociology Lecturers

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Many sociology lecturers have a handful of professional characteristics in common. For example, self control, cooperation, and attention to detail serve as useful workplace tools, especially when blended with solid career training. Around 16,380 folks worked as sociology lecturers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is essential to develop these attributes and pursue proper training, particularly if you plan to move up in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that sociology lecturers took home a median annual pay of $64,400 in 2009, equal to $31.00 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and location.

Below, you will find more data about sociology lecturers, including wages and job density for metro areas across the country.

Sociology lecturers should be skilled in: Oral Expression Oral Comprehension Deductive Reasoning Speech Recognition Problem Sensitivity

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Working as a sociology lecturer requires knowledge in subjects like: Education and Training Psychology History and Archeology Computers and Electronics Mathematics

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In the tables below, you will find links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as sociology lecturers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of sociology lecturers in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the country on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for sociology lecturers break down across the nation.

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

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Arizona.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in California.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Colorado.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Connecticut.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in District of Columbia.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Florida.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Georgia.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Hawaii.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Illinois.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Indiana.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Iowa.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Kansas.

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

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Kentucky.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Louisiana.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Maryland.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Massachusetts.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Michigan.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Minnesota.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Mississippi.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Missouri.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Nebraska.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in New Mexico.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in New York.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in North Carolina.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Ohio.

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

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Oklahoma.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Oregon.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Pennsylvania.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Rhode Island.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in South Carolina.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Tennessee.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Texas.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Utah.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Virginia.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Washington.

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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a sociology lecturer? Check out Sociology schools in Wisconsin.

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