Paycheck Atlas

Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in New York, NY

The median anthropologists and archeologists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $66,310 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,290 a month.

10th percentile
$56,320
25th percentile
$63,480
Median percentile
$66,310
75th percentile
$101,800
90th percentile
$114,880

Based on 150 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

$51,481 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,310
Federal income tax−$5,777
Social Security + Medicare−$5,073
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,979
Monthly take-home$4,290
Every two weeks$1,980

Does it go far here?

$58,909Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

All anthropologists and archeologists salaries · Take-home pay in New York