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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Omaha, NE

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary in Omaha, NE have a median annual salary of $77,140, with 50 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $57,690 at the 10th percentile to $177,930 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

$77,140

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

50

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$57,690
10th
$76,230
25th
$77,140
Median
$95,200
75th
$177,930
90th

Local compared with national

Omaha, NE

$77,140

Median annual · 2025

United States

$84,290

Median annual · 2025

The Omaha, NE median is 8.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,150).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.6
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.WritingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.0
  6. 6.InstructingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.6
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 3.4
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Centre for Multilevel Modeling MLwiN
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Econometric Software LIMDEP
  • Email software
  • Google Docs
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, measurement and data collection, and workplace social relations.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

Related careers

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

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other locations

Other occupations in Omaha, NE