Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary and Pay
How much do Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary make?
The median Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary worker earns $95,770 a year, and the mean annual wage is $102,530. BLS counted 5,260 people in this occupation in May 2024. The middle half of earners make between $67,410 and $122,870.
One page for the whole Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary pay distribution: national ladder first, then all 32 state rows and the metro rankings, every figure from BLS OEWS May 2024.
Updated November 5, 2026
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The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $51,380 | n/p |
| 25th percentile | $67,410 | n/p |
| Median (50th) | $95,770 | n/p |
| 75th percentile | $122,870 | n/p |
| 90th percentile | $169,090 | n/p |
The five rows are five different workers in the same occupation, from the 10th percentile ($51,380) to the 90th ($169,090). BLS suppresses cells that fail its reliability rules (n/p here) and caps the highest wages at $239,200+ a year or $115.00+ an hour; in this ladder that top code appears at the very top rows only.
Employment and concentration
BLS counted 5,260 Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary jobs in May 2024, which is 0.00% of all U.S. employment in the survey. Work is most concentrated in Alaska, where the location quotient is 4.74, meaning the occupation holds 4.74 times its national share of local jobs. California employs the most people outright, 690 of them, and the three largest state employers together account for 31.7% of the national total.
Read the ladder as a career path in numbers: $67,410 at the 25th percentile, $95,770 at the middle, $122,870 at the 75th. The full 10-to-90 range runs $117,710, a ratio of 3.3 to 1. Where a specific job offer lands on that range says more about the role's level than the occupation's headline median does.
Pay by state
The state spread for Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary runs from the $119,490 median in California down through every other publishing state. Employment concentrates in California (690 jobs). The complete table:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 690 | 0.0 | 1.12 | $123,540 | $119,490 |
| New York | 610 | 0.1 | 1.87 | $119,470 | $103,030 |
| Texas | 370 | 0.0 | 0.77 | $99,100 | $95,060 |
| Pennsylvania | 290 | 0.0 | 1.41 | $98,300 | $93,050 |
| North Carolina | 270 | 0.1 | 1.59 | $82,580 | $76,710 |
| Massachusetts | 260 | 0.1 | 2.06 | $112,330 | $103,050 |
| New Jersey | 180 | 0.0 | 1.25 | $91,870 | $76,030 |
| Colorado | 170 | 0.1 | 1.68 | $76,940 | $81,220 |
| Michigan | 160 | 0.0 | 1.07 | $103,980 | $100,650 |
| Illinois | 150 | 0.0 | 0.75 | $88,830 | $82,350 |
| Virginia | 150 | 0.0 | 1.10 | $101,980 | $99,980 |
| Washington | 150 | 0.0 | 1.23 | $87,580 | $82,460 |
| Indiana | 120 | 0.0 | 1.07 | $96,840 | $99,170 |
| Georgia | 110 | 0.0 | 0.63 | n/p | n/p |
| Connecticut | 100 | 0.1 | 1.77 | $145,060 | $109,670 |
| Tennessee | 100 | 0.0 | 0.86 | $87,290 | $77,810 |
| Oregon | 90 | 0.0 | 1.38 | $108,630 | $96,580 |
| Minnesota | 80 | 0.0 | 0.81 | $94,300 | $93,040 |
| Ohio | 80 | 0.0 | 0.43 | $73,940 | $74,680 |
| Wisconsin | 80 | 0.0 | 0.79 | $88,570 | $79,100 |
| Arizona | 70 | 0.0 | 0.62 | $103,420 | $97,940 |
| Utah | 70 | 0.0 | 1.17 | $91,790 | $75,520 |
| Kentucky | 60 | 0.0 | 0.83 | $105,630 | $102,400 |
| Maryland | 60 | 0.0 | 0.66 | $119,970 | $99,740 |
| Alabama | 50 | 0.0 | 0.66 | $78,540 | $77,770 |
| Alaska | 50 | 0.2 | 4.74 | $89,910 | $98,910 |
| District of Columbia | 50 | 0.1 | 2.17 | $117,460 | $102,030 |
| Iowa | 50 | 0.0 | 0.96 | $90,470 | $83,830 |
| Arkansas | 40 | 0.0 | 1.01 | $78,060 | $62,380 |
| New Mexico | 40 | 0.1 | 1.49 | $98,310 | $100,300 |
| South Carolina | 40 | 0.0 | 0.47 | $78,250 | $77,360 |
| Vermont | 30 | 0.1 | 3.28 | $104,200 | $103,710 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary stands number 757 by employment and number 147 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, the group median wage is $76,210 across 64 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 26% more than its group median, and it supplies 0.1% of the group's 8,947,690 jobs. In 15 of the 31 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $95,770, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is the largest metro employer with 470 jobs, 8.9% of the national total. The first table ranks metros by employment; the second ranks them by mean pay among metros with at least 500 jobs in the occupation, because a three-person metro can top a pay table by accident.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 470 | $122,840 | $104,420 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 200 | $107,960 | $99,840 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 190 | $100,360 | $84,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 180 | $110,840 | $99,850 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 160 | $135,630 | $136,560 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 120 | $107,680 | $118,130 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 110 | $122,180 | $110,120 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 100 | $103,010 | $100,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 100 | $95,010 | $98,170 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 90 | $115,670 | $103,000 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
As a household number, $95,770 a year is $7,981 a month gross, $3,683 every two weeks, $1,842 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($67,410) to the 75th ($122,870) is worth $55,460 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. The next step from a gross figure is a net one: run the $7,981 monthly figure through the paycheck calculator applies your state's taxes, the salary calculator compares two offers in any unit, and the raise vs inflation calculator tells you whether a nominal raise is a real one.
To place a real offer: a salary of $105,347 would sit between the median ($95,770) and the 75th percentile ($122,870), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $67,410, is $28,360 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
Related occupations in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Compare the ladder above with the closest relatives in the survey: Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Archivists, Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Geography Teachers, Postsecondary, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary. The Careers hub carries the whole branch, group by group.
Frequently asked questions
How much do Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary make?
The median annual wage is $95,770 and the mean is $102,530 in the BLS OEWS May 2024 estimates. The middle half of workers earn between $67,410 and $122,870 a year.
Which state pays Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary the most?
By median annual wage, California leads the state table at $119,490, based on 690 jobs in that state. By mean wage and by headcount the leaders can differ, so the state table on this page shows all three measures side by side.
How many Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary are there in the United States?
BLS counted 5,260 wage and salary workers in this occupation in May 2024, 0.00% of all U.S. employment in the survey. The largest state employer is California with 690 jobs.
What do the OEWS percentiles mean for Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary?
They mark points in this occupation's pay distribution. One worker in ten earns $51,380 or less and one in ten earns $169,090 or more; the median, $95,770, is the wage of the worker exactly in the middle of the 5,260 counted jobs.