Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $99,650 a year. About 5,240 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,840
- 25th percentile
- $75,200
- Median percentile
- $99,650
- 75th percentile
- $128,750
- 90th percentile
- $171,310
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Missouri $130,500
- California $128,370
- Connecticut $112,860
- Massachusetts $107,390
- District of Columbia $106,470
- Michigan $104,890
- Maryland $104,770
- New Mexico $104,510
- Oregon $103,110
- Kentucky $102,140
- Texas $102,060
- Alaska $101,700
- Pennsylvania $100,880
- New York $99,500
- Tennessee $98,160
- Minnesota $97,660
- Virginia $94,260
- Iowa $86,390
- Washington $86,160
- Maine $85,900
- Indiana $85,460
- Illinois $84,790
- New Jersey $82,910
- Arizona $80,720
- South Carolina $80,370
- Colorado $78,780
- Utah $78,720
- Wisconsin $77,750
- Florida $76,460
- Ohio $76,440
- North Carolina $64,380
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $199,310
- Riverside, CA $159,680
- Los Angeles, CA $131,660
- Sacramento, CA $129,380
- Lexington, KY $113,550
- Boston, MA $106,480
- Washington, DC $105,960
- San Jose, CA $105,430
- Portland, OR $105,240
- San Diego, CA $104,160
- Detroit, MI $104,000
- Houston, TX $102,700
- Philadelphia, PA $101,710
- New York, NY $101,450
- Minneapolis, MN $100,400
- Dallas, TX $98,470
- Seattle, WA $97,490
- Buffalo, NY $96,740
- Denver, CO $84,570
- Chicago, IL $81,050
- Cleveland, OH $79,630