The annual salary statistics of anthropologists and archeologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of anthropologists and archeologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of anthropologists and archeologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,490 | 6.40% | 6.67% |
| 2021 | $60,360 | -8.61% | - |
| 2020 | $65,560 | 3.31% | - |
| 2019 | $63,390 | 3.20% | - |
| 2018 | $61,360 | 1.91% | - |
| 2015 | $60,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,490 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for anthropologists and archeologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of anthropologists and archeologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 42.8 percent (42.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.