Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Hartford, CT

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $191,170 or more. The middle half of sociology teachers, postsecondary in Hartford earn between $85,130 and $161,000.

*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 Hartford vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Sociology teachers, postsecondary in Hartford earn about the same as the Connecticut average ($121,980) and 25% more than the U.S. average ($96,980). At the median the gap is +19% 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 Hartford

On the average salary of $120,910, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $87,536 a year, or $7,295 a month and $3,367 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

Prices in the Hartford area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.7), so the average $120,910 buys what about $117,679 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

Hartford ranks 3rd of 4 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Norwich pays the most ($127,340).

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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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