How much do Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $67,800 and the 90th percentile is $191,170. The difference is $123,370, which is 122.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $85,130 to the 75th at $161,000, covers $75,870.

The mean annual wage is $120,910, which sits above the median of $100,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 19.5% higher than the national median of $84,290 for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,018, which is 16.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% lower than the Connecticut median of $101,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary at $98,018 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 7th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $102,940 and employment of 50. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,484, against $98,018 here.
• New Haven, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $102,150 and employment of 90. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,696, against $98,018 here.
• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 45 miles away, with a median of $103,110 and employment of 70. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,860, against $98,018 here.

Employment share

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (130 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.84 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.