Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Seattle, Washington

The average Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary in Seattle, Washington earns $93,240 a year.

$93,240 / year, mean
↓ 9.6% below national average 100th percentile in Washington

Seattle sits at the very top of the range for this role in Washington — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for sociology teachers, postsecondary, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.4%
Cost of living 111 #7 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $750,279 #12 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $112,594 #5 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Seattle ranks #7 for cost of living and #12 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Riverside $161,030 San Diego $147,450 Los Angeles $142,360 San Francisco $141,910 San Jose $132,970 Sacramento $121,540 Austin $116,780 College Station $114,320 Lansing $113,940 Indianapolis $110,250 Baltimore $110,060 New York $108,090 Portland $105,120 Albany $104,570 Philadelphia $99,380 Pittsburgh $96,130 Seattle $93,240 Houston $93,090 Detroit $91,950 Dallas $91,460 Ithaca $91,170 Chicago $91,010 Rochester $89,710 Richmond $89,280 Syracuse $88,950 South Bend $86,560 Virginia Beach $84,830 Grand Rapids $82,650 Buffalo $82,100 Miami $79,130 San Antonio $75,050 Orlando $68,620 El Paso $64,370
CityMean salaryvs. Seattle
Albany, New York$104,570+12.2%
Austin, Texas$116,780+25.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$110,060+18.0%
Buffalo, New York$82,100-11.9%
Chicago, Illinois$91,010-2.4%
College Station, Texas$114,320+22.6%
Dallas, Texas$91,460-1.9%
Detroit, Michigan$91,950-1.4%
El Paso, Texas$64,370-31.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$82,650-11.4%
Houston, Texas$93,090-0.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$110,250+18.2%
Ithaca, New York$91,170-2.2%
Lansing, Michigan$113,940+22.2%
Los Angeles, California$142,360+52.7%
Miami, Florida$79,130-15.1%
New York, New York$108,090+15.9%
Orlando, Florida$68,620-26.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$99,380+6.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$96,130+3.1%
Portland, Oregon$105,120+12.7%
Richmond, Virginia$89,280-4.2%
Riverside, California$161,030+72.7%
Rochester, New York$89,710-3.8%
Sacramento, California$121,540+30.4%
San Antonio, Texas$75,050-19.5%
San Diego, California$147,450+58.1%
San Francisco, California$141,910+52.2%
San Jose, California$132,970+42.6%
South Bend, Indiana$86,560-7.2%
Syracuse, New York$88,950-4.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$84,830-9.0%
Gross salary
93,240/yr
Estimated take-home
74,424/yr
Est. total withheld
20.2%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1067 SOC code
Official area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
TacomaBellevue
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Washington

Population (metro area)
4,021,467