Highest-paying Cities for Anthropologists and Archeologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for anthropologists and archeologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of anthropologists and archeologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $89,530, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is the highest paying city for anthropologists and archeologists. It is followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington (average annual salary $87,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of anthropologists and archeologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Anthropologists and Archeologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$89,530	$39,800	30
2	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$87,730	$48,790	80
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$87,710	$38,590	160
4	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$86,990	$61,420	70
5	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$82,230	$37,820	50
6	Memphis, Tennessee	$81,620	$44,030	n/a
7	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$81,260	$52,090	170
8	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$78,680	$38,480	30
9	Kansas City, Missouri	$78,230	$62,750	n/a
10	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$76,900	$54,260	n/a
11	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$75,880	$56,750	n/a
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$75,290	$52,070	250
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$75,280	$49,950	140
14	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$74,500	$47,500	100
15	Anchorage, Alaska	$74,300	$46,750	90
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$73,980	$50,620	n/a
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$73,780	$59,380	70
18	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$73,580	$54,960	40
19	Bend, Oregon	$72,980	$55,230	n/a
20	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$72,820	$49,350	30
21	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$72,820	$56,530	30
22	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$72,700	$58,290	230
23	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$70,550	$43,770	30
24	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$69,440	$52,910	60
25	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$69,370	$33,620	50
26	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$69,080	$62,160	30
27	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$68,640	$47,300	30
28	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$68,640	$62,000	30
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$68,630	$42,940	280
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$67,860	$34,370	170
31	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$67,330	$37,580	100
32	Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$66,950	$55,110	n/a
33	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$66,740	$51,600	190
34	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$66,400	$52,720	40
35	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$66,330	$54,720	60
36	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$66,160	$33,670	n/a
37	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$65,430	$49,490	30
38	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$64,950	$29,240	50
39	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$64,490	$50,920	480
40	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$64,490	$49,100	40
41	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$64,430	$46,290	40
42	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$64,370	$40,400	40
43	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$64,330	$53,520	30
44	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$64,230	$49,280	70
45	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$64,020	$35,080	n/a
46	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$64,000	$52,000	30
47	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$63,690	$39,240	90
48	North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$63,660	$53,010	30
49	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$63,400	$45,450	30
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$63,250	$39,930	30
51	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$63,240	$35,240	100
52	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$63,230	$49,920	40
53	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$63,030	$47,920	30
54	Richmond, Virginia	$62,970	$51,960	50
55	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$62,220	$46,060	30
56	Honolulu, Hawaii	$62,210	$17,990	260
57	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$62,100	$49,930	80
58	St Louis, Missouri	$62,030	$32,890	40
59	Flagstaff, Arizona	$62,000	$50,040	50
60	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$61,890	$54,280	100
61	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$61,540	$48,460	40
62	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$61,000	$46,970	40
63	Huntsville, Alabama	$60,950	$48,230	30
64	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$60,820	$42,670	40
65	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$60,430	$47,400	n/a
66	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$60,200	$47,360	50
67	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$60,150	$53,350	50
68	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$60,150	$35,800	60
69	Jacksonville, Florida	$60,040	$36,790	30
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$60,010	$34,110	480
71	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$59,970	$36,290	90
72	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$59,700	$39,340	40
73	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$59,530	$49,350	40
74	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$59,360	$38,840	n/a
75	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$59,060	$34,180	40
76	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$59,030	$40,960	80
77	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$58,980	$44,120	30
78	Columbus, Ohio	$58,590	$50,400	70
79	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$58,510	$45,760	30
80	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$58,420	$36,860	60
81	Bismarck, North Dakota	$58,180	$36,150	50
82	Olympia, Washington	$57,860	$45,820	30
83	Madison, Wisconsin	$57,180	$35,200	50
84	Iowa City, Iowa	$56,920	$38,250	n/a
85	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$56,530	$48,410	30
86	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$56,420	$34,080	310
87	Salt Lake City, Utah	$56,200	$31,930	40
88	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$54,480	$38,450	60
89	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$53,100	$39,640	40
90	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$53,080	$33,680	n/a
91	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$51,730	$40,330	50
92	Tallahassee, Florida	$51,710	$40,600	40
93	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$51,520	$42,970	50
94	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$51,010	$37,420	220
95	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$50,750	$36,240	40
96	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,510	$41,520	110
97	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$50,400	$37,060	50
98	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$50,210	$37,440	40
99	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$49,620	$22,960	n/a
100	El Paso, Texas	$49,520	$27,080	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for anthropologists and archeologists.