How much do Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $64,910 and the 90th percentile is $99,580. The difference is $34,670, which is 44.2% 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 $66,470 to the 75th at $81,890, covers $15,420.

The mean annual wage is $80,760, which sits above the median of $78,450. 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 Worcester, MA median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $84,290 for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,519, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.9% lower than the Massachusetts median of $96,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary at $76,519 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary. Worcester, MA ranks 9th of 10 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).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $103,110 and employment of 70. That median is 31.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,860, against $76,519 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 49 miles away, with a median of $103,810 and employment of 400. That median is 32.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,884, against $76,519 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 53 miles away, with a median of $100,710 and employment of 130. That median is 28.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,018, against $76,519 here.

Employment share

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (50 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.88 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.