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Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $106,480 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,535 a month.

10th percentile
$57,960
25th percentile
$78,110
Median percentile
$106,480
75th percentile
$141,840
90th percentile
$209,130

Based on 190 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

$78,415 take-home a year
Gross pay$106,480
Federal income tax−$14,596
Social Security + Medicare−$8,146
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,324
Monthly take-home$6,535
Every two weeks$3,016

Does it go far here?

$98,350Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts