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Anthropologists and Archeologists Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Anthropologists and Archeologists salaries across 45 states

$70,063
National Average (Median)
$121,300
Highest: Massachusetts
$41,870
Lowest: Kansas

Anthropologists and Archeologists Salary by State

Compare Anthropologists and Archeologists salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$41,870
$121,300

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $75,690 AK $89,810 AZ $65,290 AR $62,160 CA $72,240 CO $68,620 CT $91,420 FL $59,270 GA $58,990 HI $84,530 ID $88,710 IL $59,560 IN $63,730 IA $67,270 KS $41,870 KY $72,230 LA $47,750 MD $54,160 MA $121,300 MI $64,700 MN $65,920 MO $66,930 MT $79,420 NE $94,520 NV $64,390 NH $61,160 NJ $66,230 NM $68,180 NY $67,220 NC $73,130 ND $63,830 OH $59,160 OK $71,740 OR $84,970 PA $79,660 SC $63,130 SD $63,130 TN $60,310 TX $67,700 UT $73,920 VA $80,230 WA $74,790 WV $54,340 WI $63,130 WY $76,400

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Massachusetts
$121,300
#2
Nebraska
$94,520
#3
Connecticut
$91,420
#4
Alaska
$89,810
#5
Idaho
$88,710

Anthropologists and Archeologists Salary in All 45 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Massachusetts $121,300 $107,710 80
2 Nebraska $94,520 $92,050 40
3 Connecticut $91,420 $79,770 N/A
4 Alaska $89,810 $92,630 130
5 Idaho $88,710 $85,240 170
6 Oregon $84,970 $89,050 240
7 Hawaii $84,530 $95,980 210
8 Virginia $80,230 $81,400 320
9 Pennsylvania $79,660 $76,250 130
10 Montana $79,420 $82,960 80
11 Wyoming $76,400 $76,260 80
12 Alabama $75,690 $68,840 170
13 Washington $74,790 $81,460 260
14 Utah $73,920 $74,110 120
15 North Carolina $73,130 $79,060 200
16 California $72,240 $77,230 2,060
17 Kentucky $72,230 $74,230 70
18 Oklahoma $71,740 $71,450 90
19 Colorado $68,620 $74,900 250
20 New Mexico $68,180 $71,400 230
21 Texas $67,700 $76,310 430
22 Iowa $67,270 $70,470 40
23 New York $67,220 $77,420 120
24 Missouri $66,930 $76,000 80
25 New Jersey $66,230 $76,550 140
26 Minnesota $65,920 $70,280 140
27 Arizona $65,290 $73,980 500
28 Michigan $64,700 $69,800 N/A
29 Nevada $64,390 $73,840 230
30 North Dakota $63,830 $65,240 N/A
31 Indiana $63,730 $66,450 70
32 South Carolina $63,130 $69,930 50
33 South Dakota $63,130 $69,430 40
34 Wisconsin $63,130 $64,630 40
35 Arkansas $62,160 $68,380 60
36 New Hampshire $61,160 $66,680 40
37 Tennessee $60,310 $63,970 160
38 Illinois $59,560 $65,610 140
39 Florida $59,270 $67,980 620
40 Ohio $59,160 $61,590 70
41 Georgia $58,990 $66,820 150
42 West Virginia $54,340 $64,770 50
43 Maryland $54,160 $69,160 220
44 Louisiana $47,750 $62,960 110
45 Kansas $41,870 $45,340 60

Anthropologists and Archeologists Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Anthropologists and Archeologists keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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