Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Lansing, Michigan

The average Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary in Lansing, Michigan earns $113,940 a year.

$113,940 / year, mean
↑ 10.4% above national average 100th percentile in Michigan

Lansing sits at the very top of the range for this role in Michigan — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for sociology teachers, postsecondary. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.8%
Cost of living 95 #103 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1688 #77 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $250,377 #136 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,886 #101 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Lansing ranks #103 for cost of living and #136 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. Lansing
Albany, New York$104,570-8.2%
Austin, Texas$116,780+2.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$110,060-3.4%
Buffalo, New York$82,100-27.9%
Chicago, Illinois$91,010-20.1%
College Station, Texas$114,320+0.3%
Dallas, Texas$91,460-19.7%
Detroit, Michigan$91,950-19.3%
El Paso, Texas$64,370-43.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$82,650-27.5%
Houston, Texas$93,090-18.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$110,250-3.2%
Ithaca, New York$91,170-20.0%
Los Angeles, California$142,360+24.9%
Miami, Florida$79,130-30.6%
New York, New York$108,090-5.1%
Orlando, Florida$68,620-39.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$99,380-12.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$96,130-15.6%
Portland, Oregon$105,120-7.7%
Richmond, Virginia$89,280-21.6%
Riverside, California$161,030+41.3%
Rochester, New York$89,710-21.3%
Sacramento, California$121,540+6.7%
San Antonio, Texas$75,050-34.1%
San Diego, California$147,450+29.4%
San Francisco, California$141,910+24.5%
San Jose, California$132,970+16.7%
Seattle, Washington$93,240-18.2%
South Bend, Indiana$86,560-24.0%
Syracuse, New York$88,950-21.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$84,830-25.5%
Gross salary
113,940/yr
Estimated take-home
83,309/yr
Est. total withheld
26.9%

Single filer, federal + Michigan state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 29620 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
East Lansing
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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Population (metro area)
470,434