The annual salary statistics of anthropologists and archeologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of anthropologists and archeologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $51,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,600.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,740 | 5.51% | 31.26% |
| 2021 | $63,060 | -38.31% | - |
| 2020 | $87,220 | 6.67% | - |
| 2019 | $81,400 | 35.81% | - |
| 2018 | $52,250 | -1.84% | - |
| 2017 | $53,210 | -17.80% | - |
| 2016 | $62,680 | -1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $63,710 | 15.54% | - |
| 2014 | $53,810 | 11.15% | - |
| 2013 | $47,810 | 4.04% | - |
| 2012 | $45,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,740 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 44.8 percent (44.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.