Highest-paying Cities for Anthropology and Archeology Teachers

The top 66 highest paying cities for anthropology and archeology teachers (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 anthropology and archeology teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $126,510, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for anthropology and archeology teachers. It is followed by Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey (average annual salary $124,220). 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 anthropology and archeology teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 66 Highest-paying cities/areas for Anthropology and Archeology Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$126,510	$76,830	90
2	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$124,220	$56,610	50
3	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$122,300	$76,140	50
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$111,140	$60,640	560
5	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$108,470	$84,360	40
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$107,560	$46,660	110
7	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$106,420	$54,890	50
8	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$103,950	$62,250	110
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$102,040	$41,960	120
10	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$101,750	$38,460	70
11	Springfield, Massachusetts	$101,140	$63,200	40
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$100,560	$59,690	80
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$100,340	$46,430	140
14	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$100,310	$79,950	30
15	St Louis, Missouri	$100,070	$50,030	50
16	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$100,000	$59,000	100
17	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$99,660	$55,510	90
18	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$99,560	$58,810	40
19	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$99,080	$60,920	30
20	New Haven, Connecticut	$98,070	$78,930	40
21	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$97,560	$49,870	50
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$96,740	$56,490	90
23	Syracuse, New York	$95,150	$58,780	30
24	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$94,480	$43,380	440
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$94,150	$45,430	170
26	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$93,500	$52,800	60
27	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$92,570	$65,730	40
28	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$92,030	$60,140	40
29	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$90,980	$43,750	90
30	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$89,670	$50,180	70
31	Columbus, Ohio	$89,610	$51,390	70
32	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$88,060	$54,980	30
33	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$87,130	$51,240	50
34	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$87,000	$39,870	30
35	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$85,600	$44,300	100
36	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$85,020	$55,260	40
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$84,040	$51,830	40
38	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$81,920	$49,720	230
39	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$81,740	$45,820	30
40	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$81,550	$49,140	30
41	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$80,810	$44,710	70
42	Madison, Wisconsin	$80,290	$37,840	50
43	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$79,920	$51,530	60
44	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$79,410	$47,570	50
45	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$79,410	$38,350	30
46	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$78,970	$53,440	90
47	Boulder, Colorado	$78,820	$61,920	40
48	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$78,810	$53,350	100
49	Honolulu, Hawaii	$77,750	$31,570	50
50	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$77,680	$60,570	80
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$75,140	$40,940	40
52	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$74,230	$44,480	140
53	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$73,620	$52,560	60
54	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$73,460	$55,310	30
55	Rochester, New York	$71,320	$39,720	30
56	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$70,760	$34,740	40
57	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$69,870	$45,190	40
58	Memphis, Tennessee	$67,900	$43,620	50
59	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$65,670	$48,260	30
60	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$64,360	$52,360	90
61	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$62,560	$46,670	70
62	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$61,400	$51,700	40
63	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$57,350	$22,060	40
64	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$53,730	$40,930	40
65	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$52,850	$33,570	30
66	Kansas City, Missouri	$19,720	$16,560	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for anthropology and archeology teachers.