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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Massachusetts

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Massachusetts earns $121,300 a year, 71% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,342 a month.

10th percentile
$78,750
25th percentile
$85,990
Median percentile
$121,300
75th percentile
$121,710
90th percentile
$126,420

Based on 80 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

$88,100 take-home a year
Gross pay$121,300
Federal income tax−$17,856
Social Security + Medicare−$9,279
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,065
Monthly take-home$7,342
Every two weeks$3,388

Does it go far here?

$114,697Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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