Anthropologists and Archeologists salary
The median pay for anthropologists and archeologists in the United States is $70,770 a year. About 8,990 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,050
- 25th percentile
- $59,400
- Median percentile
- $70,770
- 75th percentile
- $89,670
- 90th percentile
- $108,060
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $121,300
- Nebraska $94,520
- Alaska $89,810
- Idaho $88,710
- Oregon $84,970
- Hawaii $84,530
- Virginia $80,230
- Pennsylvania $79,660
- Montana $79,420
- Wyoming $76,400
- Alabama $75,690
- Washington $74,790
- Utah $73,920
- North Carolina $73,130
- California $72,240
- Kentucky $72,230
- Oklahoma $71,740
- Colorado $68,620
- New Mexico $68,180
- Texas $67,700
- Iowa $67,270
- New York $67,220
- Missouri $66,930
- New Jersey $66,230
- Minnesota $65,920
- Arizona $65,290
- Nevada $64,390
- Indiana $63,730
- South Carolina $63,130
- South Dakota $63,130
- Wisconsin $63,130
- Arkansas $62,160
- New Hampshire $61,160
- Tennessee $60,310
- Illinois $59,560
- Florida $59,270
- Ohio $59,160
- Georgia $58,990
- West Virginia $54,340
- Maryland $54,160
- Louisiana $47,750
- Kansas $41,870
By metro area
- Boston, MA $117,080
- Boise City, ID $104,250
- Anchorage, AK $94,210
- Washington, DC $87,400
- Portland, OR $85,160
- Urban Honolulu, HI $84,530
- Durham, NC $80,270
- Philadelphia, PA $79,780
- Sacramento, CA $79,530
- Jacksonville, FL $77,830
- San Jose, CA $76,010
- San Francisco, CA $75,480
- Seattle, WA $74,630
- Santa Rosa, CA $74,490
- Tucson, AZ $73,860
- St. Louis, MO $72,740
- Austin, TX $70,690
- Albuquerque, NM $68,180
- Santa Fe, NM $67,040
- Oxnard, CA $66,620
- Raleigh, NC $66,560
- New York, NY $66,310
- San Diego, CA $66,160
- Santa Cruz, CA $66,040
- Houston, TX $65,510
- Los Angeles, CA $65,240
- Flagstaff, AZ $65,170
- Reno, NV $64,390
- Las Vegas, NV $63,900
- Riverside, CA $63,630
- Phoenix, AZ $63,010
- Lansing, MI $62,520
- Denver, CO $62,410
- San Antonio, TX $62,330
- Mobile, AL $61,110
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,980
- Knoxville, TN $60,900
- Nashville, TN $60,780
- Cincinnati, OH $60,770
- Pittsburgh, PA $60,690
- Little Rock, AR $60,350
- Atlanta, GA $59,330
- Tampa, FL $58,500
- Savannah, GA $56,050
- Miami, FL $55,370
- Virginia Beach, VA $50,630
- Lexington Park, MD $49,050
- New Orleans, LA $47,750
- Albany, NY $46,280