Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Madison, WI

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $223,570 or more. The middle half of sociology teachers, postsecondary in Madison earn between $83,010 and $207,890.

*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 Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Sociology teachers, postsecondary in Madison earn 39% more than the Wisconsin average ($105,930) and 51% more than the U.S. average ($96,980). At the median the gap is +57% 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 Madison

On the average salary of $146,900, a single filer in Madison takes home about $104,527 a year, or $8,711 a month and $4,020 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $146,900 buys what about $150,997 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 2 Wisconsin 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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