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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Colorado

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Colorado earns $68,620 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,507 a month.

10th percentile
$42,300
25th percentile
$54,220
Median percentile
$68,620
75th percentile
$91,560
90th percentile
$116,060

Based on 250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$54,085 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,620
Federal income tax−$6,266
Social Security + Medicare−$5,249
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,019
Monthly take-home$4,507
Every two weeks$2,080

Does it go far here?

$66,588Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

All anthropologists and archeologists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado