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Sociologists Salary in MA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Sociologists in MA have a median annual salary of $106,530, with 250 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $65,400 at the 10th percentile to $190,440 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$106,530

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$51.22

Employment

250

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$65,400
10th
$83,880
25th
$106,530
Median
$145,360
75th
$190,440
90th

Local compared with national

MA

$106,530

Median annual · 2025

United States

$106,030

Median annual · 2025

The MA median is 0.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $500).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  4. 4.WritingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  9. 9.InstructingImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 3.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
None
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • ATLAS.ti
  • Circle Systems Stat/Transfer
  • Data visualization software
  • Database management system DBMS
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Facebook
  • Fund accounting software
  • Helios TextPad
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Collaborate with research workers in other disciplines.
  • Write grants to obtain funding for research projects.
  • Analyze and interpret data to increase the understanding of human social behavior.
  • Prepare publications and reports containing research findings.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate methods of data collection, such as questionnaires or interviews.
  • Collect data about the attitudes, values, and behaviors of people in groups, using observation, interviews, and review of documents.
  • Teach sociology.
  • Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging.
  • Present research findings at professional meetings.
  • Explain sociological research to the general public.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Sociologists salary in other locations

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