The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports that the median annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists was $93,650 in May 2023. Entry-level salaries were $51,980 or less, while the most experienced workers earned more than $172,180.
According to the DOL, college and university anthropology professors earned salaries that ranged from less than $49,440 to $182,710 or more in May 2023, depending on the type of institution. The median salary for these professors was $93,650.
Benefits vary, depending on employment and the company or organization for which one works.
- Archaeologists
- Archivists
- Artists
- Book Conservators
- College Professors
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Cultural Advisers
- Demographers
- Economists
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Ethnoscientists
- Exhibit Designers
- Foreign Service Officers
- Futurists
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Genealogical Researchers
- Genealogists
- Geographers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
- Interpreters
- Lexicographers
- Linguists
- Medical Ethicists
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- National Park Service Employees
- Political Scientists
- Secondary School Teachers
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Sociologists
- Statisticians
- Taxidermists
- Tour Guides
- Translators
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zookeepers
- Zoologists