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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $79,780 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,209 a month.

10th percentile
$58,950
25th percentile
$61,830
Median percentile
$79,780
75th percentile
$90,520
90th percentile
$113,920

Based on 50 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

$62,506 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,780
Federal income tax−$8,722
Social Security + Medicare−$6,103
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,449
Monthly take-home$5,209
Every two weeks$2,404

Does it go far here?

$77,793Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
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Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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