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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Tennessee

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Tennessee earns $60,310 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,220 a month.

10th percentile
$43,450
25th percentile
$50,490
Median percentile
$60,310
75th percentile
$76,920
90th percentile
$93,370

Based on 160 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

$50,639 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,310
Federal income tax−$5,057
Social Security + Medicare−$4,614
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,220
Every two weeks$1,948

Does it go far here?

$65,647Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

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