Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Austin, TX

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $218,970 or more. The middle half of sociology teachers, postsecondary in Austin earn between $62,530 and $132,660.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Sociology teachers, postsecondary in Austin earn 31% more than the Texas average ($89,210) and 20% more than the U.S. average ($96,980). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $84,290.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $116,780, a single filer in Austin takes home about $90,985 a year, or $7,582 a month and $3,499 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for sociology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $116,780 buys what about $119,083 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 6 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for sociology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($161,030).

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