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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Riverside, CA

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $63,630 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,071 a month.

10th percentile
$36,110
25th percentile
$58,170
Median percentile
$63,630
75th percentile
$78,500
90th percentile
$112,050

Based on 110 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

$48,853 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,630
Federal income tax−$5,456
Social Security + Medicare−$4,868
California income tax (approx.)−$4,454
Monthly take-home$4,071
Every two weeks$1,879

Does it go far here?

$59,779Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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