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Anthropologists and Archeologists Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of anthropologists and archeologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of anthropologists and archeologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Anthropologists and Archeologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,840
25th Percentile Wage
$46,730
50th Percentile Wage
$59,360
75th Percentile Wage
$80,630
90th Percentile Wage
$105,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of anthropologists and archeologists from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$59,360
-7.13% -40.48%
2015
$63,590
1.84% -
2014
$62,420
-3.68% -
2013
$64,720
-28.85% -
2012
$83,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Anthropologists and Archeologists Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,360 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$75,290
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$73,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$72,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$67,860
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$66,740
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$66,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$64,490
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$64,490
Bakersfield-Delano
$64,430
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$64,330
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$64,000
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$63,240
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$63,230
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$63,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$62,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$60,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$60,010
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$59,360
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,030
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$56,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,870