The annual salary statistics of anthropologists and archeologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of anthropologists and archeologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $58,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,290.
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 | $72,700 | 4.21% | 9.24% |
| 2021 | $69,640 | -13.63% | - |
| 2020 | $79,130 | 22.43% | - |
| 2019 | $61,380 | 5.88% | - |
| 2018 | $57,770 | -4.74% | - |
| 2016 | $60,510 | -4.74% | - |
| 2015 | $63,380 | -1.89% | - |
| 2014 | $64,580 | -5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $67,950 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $65,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,700 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 49.3 percent (49.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.