The annual salary statistics of anthropologists and archeologists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of anthropologists and archeologists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $35,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of anthropologists and archeologists from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $63,240 | -8.93% | 25.24% |
| 2015 | $68,890 | -20.77% | - |
| 2013 | $83,200 | 43.17% | - |
| 2012 | $47,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,240 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 41.7 percent (41.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.