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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in North Carolina

The median anthropologists and archeologists in North Carolina earns $73,130 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,764 a month.

10th percentile
$52,370
25th percentile
$62,260
Median percentile
$73,130
75th percentile
$95,620
90th percentile
$109,300

Based on 200 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

$57,169 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,130
Federal income tax−$7,259
Social Security + Medicare−$5,594
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,108
Monthly take-home$4,764
Every two weeks$2,199

Does it go far here?

$77,529Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

All anthropologists and archeologists salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina