SOC 25-1067 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $97,280. The 10th percentile is $61,650 and the 90th percentile is $203,750. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$97,280

10th percentile
$61,650
25th percentile
$75,570
Median
$97,280
75th percentile
$132,730
90th percentile
$203,750
Mean
$110,250

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,650 and the 90th percentile is $203,750. The difference is $142,100, which is 146.1% 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 $75,570 to the 75th at $132,730, covers $57,160.

The mean annual wage is $110,250, which sits above the median of $97,280. 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 15.4% higher than the national median of $84,290 for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,655, which is 20.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.8% higher than the Indiana median of $79,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary at $101,655 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 1st of 6 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).).

  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $78,750 and employment of 90. That median is 19% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,573, against $101,655 here.
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $62,860 and employment of 70. That median is 35.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,815, against $101,655 here.
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $75,580 and employment of 60. That median is 22.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,393, against $101,655 here.

Employment share

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (60 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $97,280. The 10th percentile is $61,650 and the 90th percentile is $203,750. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 15.4% higher than the national median of $84,290.

What is Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $97,280 is $101,655. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN compare with nearby metros for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 101 miles away, at $78,750. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.