19 Series · SOC 19-3091

Anthropologists and Archeologists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$64,910

per year

Median Hourly

$31.21/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$71,070

average

Employment

8,070

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$44,510$51,240$64,910$83,080$104,510
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$21.40$24.63$31.21$39.94$50.24
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$44,510

25th Percentile

$51,240

Median

$64,910

75th Percentile

$83,080

90th Percentile

$104,510

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Massachusetts $106,540 +64% above national
2 Alaska $92,870 +43% above national
3 Nebraska $92,750 +43% above national
4 Hawaii $88,390 +36% above national
5 Missouri $86,940 +34% above national
6 Puerto Rico $85,870 +32% above national
7 Oregon $79,790 +23% above national
8 Washington $77,480 +19% above national
9 Pennsylvania $75,180 +16% above national
10 California $74,100 +14% above national
11 North Carolina $73,840 +14% above national
12 Idaho $73,470 +13% above national
13 Nevada $72,820 +12% above national
14 Arkansas $72,550 +12% above national
15 Montana $72,550 +12% above national
16 Utah $72,550 +12% above national
17 Kentucky $70,140 +8% above national
18 Alabama $68,760 +6% above national
19 Michigan $68,160 +5% above national
20 Virginia $66,410 +2% above national
21 New Mexico $65,410 +1% above national
22 Colorado $64,910 same as national
23 Maryland $64,020 1% below national
24 South Carolina $63,960 1% below national
25 Wyoming $63,920 2% below national
26 Texas $63,890 2% below national
27 Indiana $62,860 3% below national
28 Minnesota $62,220 4% below national
29 South Dakota $61,960 5% below national
30 Florida $61,900 5% below national
31 Arizona $60,630 7% below national
32 New Jersey $60,630 7% below national
33 Wisconsin $59,950 8% below national
34 Oklahoma $58,240 10% below national
35 Illinois $57,770 11% below national
36 Iowa $57,240 12% below national
37 New York $52,810 19% below national
38 Tennessee $51,460 21% below national
39 North Dakota $49,000 25% below national
40 Georgia $48,840 25% below national
41 Ohio $47,310 27% below national
42 Connecticut $45,820 29% below national
43 West Virginia $45,650 30% below national
44 Louisiana $44,180 32% below national
45 Kansas $42,660 34% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $104,640 +61% above national
2 Anchorage, AK $101,070 +56% above national
3 Urban Honolulu, HI $90,650 +40% above national
4 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $87,400 +35% above national
5 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $85,870 +32% above national
6 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $84,360 +30% above national
7 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $82,890 +28% above national
8 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $82,270 +27% above national
9 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $80,670 +24% above national
10 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $79,740 +23% above national
11 Bend, OR $78,500 +21% above national
12 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $77,850 +20% above national
13 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $77,380 +19% above national
14 Jacksonville, FL $76,470 +18% above national
15 St. Louis, MO-IL $75,540 +16% above national
16 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $75,410 +16% above national
17 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $75,230 +16% above national
18 Pittsburgh, PA $75,170 +16% above national
19 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $74,960 +15% above national
20 Reno, NV $74,710 +15% above national
21 Raleigh-Cary, NC $74,690 +15% above national
22 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $74,630 +15% above national
23 Boise City, ID $73,470 +13% above national
24 Santa Fe, NM $70,530 +9% above national
25 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $68,810 +6% above national
26 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $68,680 +6% above national
27 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $66,430 +2% above national
28 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,190 +2% above national
29 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $65,390 +1% above national
30 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $65,120 same as national
31 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $63,650 2% below national
32 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $63,290 2% below national
33 Mobile, AL $63,280 3% below national
34 Tucson, AZ $63,260 3% below national
35 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $62,670 3% below national
36 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $62,190 4% below national
37 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $61,840 5% below national
38 Tallahassee, FL $61,080 6% below national
39 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $60,620 7% below national
40 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $60,210 7% below national
41 Flagstaff, AZ $59,950 8% below national
42 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,950 8% below national
43 Richmond, VA $59,900 8% below national
44 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $59,740 8% below national
45 Bismarck, ND $59,290 9% below national
46 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $58,160 10% below national
47 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $56,900 12% below national
48 Albuquerque, NM $54,620 16% below national
49 Knoxville, TN $49,810 23% below national
50 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $49,360 24% below national
51 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,840 25% below national
52 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,820 29% below national
53 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,530 31% below national
54 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $43,680 33% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.