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Highest-paying States for Anthropologists and Archeologists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $116,770, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for anthropologists and archeologists. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $94,580). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Anthropologists and Archeologists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$116,770	$92,810	50
2	Massachusetts	$94,580	$64,570	30
3	Alaska	$81,740	$53,560	170
4	Hawaii	$81,260	$56,700	200
5	Oregon	$79,350	$58,550	160
6	Nebraska	$77,730	$46,940	60
7	Louisiana	$75,500	$40,480	50
8	Michigan	$73,780	$49,210	50
9	South Carolina	$72,820	$37,360	40
10	West Virginia	$71,220	$35,710	40
11	Idaho	$70,620	$54,720	80
12	Washington	$69,980	$47,840	270
13	Wyoming	$68,410	$49,350	90
14	New Jersey	$68,330	$37,770	60
15	Minnesota	$66,960	$47,660	110
16	Texas	$66,630	$37,780	240
17	Nevada	$65,940	$54,280	190
18	California	$64,500	$51,440	1,800
19	Utah	$63,510	$31,920	130
20	Rhode Island	$62,660	$51,040	70
21	Florida	$62,250	$40,060	300
22	Alabama	$62,130	$35,990	90
23	Oklahoma	$61,740	$40,680	70
24	Kentucky	$61,660	$33,120	70
25	Montana	$61,580	$47,300	80
26	North Dakota	$61,280	$36,860	60
27	Missouri	$60,970	$34,520	80
28	Maryland	$59,980	$37,170	320
29	Colorado	$59,120	$46,450	260
30	Arkansas	$58,570	$38,910	30
31	Mississippi	$58,550	$40,880	30
32	Virginia	$58,330	$36,160	160
33	Arizona	$57,910	$37,430	450
34	Indiana	$57,490	$44,040	90
35	Wisconsin	$56,950	$41,720	70
36	North Carolina	$55,850	$39,100	140
37	New Mexico	$54,720	$37,620	320
38	New York	$54,310	$36,290	110
39	New Hampshire	$52,040	$41,410	30
40	Iowa	$50,300	$31,320	60
41	Illinois	$49,720	$34,670	110
42	Georgia	$48,510	$35,450	140
43	Ohio	$48,480	$39,210	70
44	South Dakota	$48,230	$37,810	40
45	Tennessee	$48,190	$34,820	100
46	Pennsylvania	$47,850	$41,560	120
47	Connecticut	$43,180	$42,810	90
48	Vermont	$32,320	$27,180	60

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of anthropologists and archeologists in those states is not available at this time.