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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in San Francisco, CA

The median anthropologists and archeologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $75,480 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,721 a month.

10th percentile
$62,620
25th percentile
$62,620
Median percentile
$75,480
75th percentile
$91,620
90th percentile
$101,740

Based on 350 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

$56,647 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,480
Federal income tax−$7,776
Social Security + Medicare−$5,774
California income tax (approx.)−$5,284
Monthly take-home$4,721
Every two weeks$2,179

Does it go far here?

$65,287Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
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Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
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Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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