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Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$24,566 - $122,608
Bonus	$0.06 - $10,033
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$22,005 - $108,724
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 38

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Job Listings for Sociologist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 08	Assistant Professor (Quantitative Sociologist)	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan
	General Summary: The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology, at Eastern Michigan University, seeks to hire an individual with expertise in... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Sociologist Jobs

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RAND Corporation	Not enough data

Popular Industries

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Education, College/University	$28,102 - $87,334
Public Health Research	$27,595 - $88,310
Military / Armed Forces	$28,344 - $96,192
Education	$27,804 - $86,306
Government	$30,563 - $91,326

Key Statistics for Sociologist Jobs

Gender

	Female 56%			Male 44%
Salary:	$49,480 - $123,725			$24,566 - $68,554

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

21%

1-4 years

39%

5-9 years

13%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

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Doctorate (PhD)	$48,980 - $135,388
Doctorate (PhD), Sociology	Not enough data
Bachelor's Degree	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Sociology	Not enough data
Master of Arts (MA), Sociology	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 86%		Dental: 53%
	Vision: 53%		None: 14%

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Top Cities by Popularity

1. Santa Monica, California

2. Baltimore, Maryland

Sociologist Job Description

People with the job title Sociologist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Sociologists

Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.