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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Virginia

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Virginia earns $80,230 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,072 a month.

10th percentile
$47,420
25th percentile
$61,300
Median percentile
$80,230
75th percentile
$103,960
90th percentile
$107,620

Based on 320 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

$60,859 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,230
Federal income tax−$8,821
Social Security + Medicare−$6,138
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,413
Monthly take-home$5,072
Every two weeks$2,341

Does it go far here?

$79,354Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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