The average wage for an anthropologist in the United States is around $30.01 per hour.
Avg Wage
This is 2% below the national average. Updated in 2018.
Anthropologists earn an average hourly wage of $30.01. Salaries typically start from $17.71 per hour and go up to $46.72 per hour.
Anthropologist earnings by seniority
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Anthropologist salary by state
State Name | Average Salary |
---|---|
Massachusetts | $90,940 |
Hawaii | $82,850 |
Washington | $73,460 |
Nebraska | $73,370 |
Illinois | $62,650 |
Virginia | $61,940 |
Arizona | $65,000 |
Texas | $67,980 |
Idaho | $73,460 |
Pennsylvania | $65,730 |
Louisiana | $69,380 |
New York | $62,860 |
Georgia | $60,810 |
Wyoming | $65,310 |
California | $62,550 |
Utah | $65,290 |
New Jersey | $64,650 |
Colorado | $62,380 |
North Carolina | $56,340 |
Ohio | $59,170 |
Oregon | $59,510 |
Montana | $64,200 |
South Carolina | $60,270 |
North Dakota | $60,210 |
Nevada | $61,220 |
Kentucky | $51,130 |
Tennessee | $56,110 |
New Mexico | $56,280 |
Arkansas | $61,220 |
Missouri | $61,900 |
Oklahoma | $61,230 |
Wisconsin | $52,110 |
Alabama | $50,930 |
Florida | $48,310 |
Maryland | $44,980 |
South Dakota | $49,230 |
West Virginia | $44,940 |
How do anthropologist salaries compare to similar careers?
Anthropologists earn 7% less than similar careers in the United States. On average, they make less than psychologists but more than scientists.
Career | Median Salary |
---|---|
Psychologist salary | $56K |
School psychologist salary | $77K |
Clinical psychologist salary | $77K |
Urban planner salary | $73K |
Historian salary | $61K |
Anthropologist salary | $62K |
Archaeologist salary | $62K |
Curator salary | $54K |
Archivist salary | $52K |
Scientist salary | $38K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)