Archaeologist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level archaeologist earnings begin at:

$42.18 per hour

$87,740 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level archaeologist earnings begin at:

$31.95 per hour

$66,460 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level archaeologist earnings begin at:

$23.23 per hour

$48,310 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level archaeologist earnings begin at:

$19.62 per hour

$40,800 per year

10th percentile

Starting level archaeologist earnings begin at:

$14.54 per hour

$30,240 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Archaeologist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $92,150
Massachusetts $90,940
Hawaii $82,850
Alaska $77,300
Idaho $73,460
Washington $73,460
Nebraska $73,370
Louisiana $69,380
Texas $67,980
Minnesota $67,150
Pennsylvania $65,730
Wyoming $65,310
Utah $65,290
Arizona $65,000
New Jersey $64,650
Montana $64,200
New York $62,860
Illinois $62,650
California $62,550
Colorado $62,380
Virginia $61,940
Missouri $61,900
Oklahoma $61,230
Arkansas $61,220
Nevada $61,220
Georgia $60,810
South Carolina $60,270
North Dakota $60,210
Oregon $59,510
Ohio $59,170
Iowa $58,250
North Carolina $56,340
New Mexico $56,280
Tennessee $56,110
Connecticut $55,390
Wisconsin $52,110
Kentucky $51,130
Alabama $50,930
South Dakota $49,230
Florida $48,310
Maryland $44,980
West Virginia $44,940
Indiana $41,900

How do archaeologist salaries compare to similar careers?

Archaeologists earn about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than school psychologists but more than archivists.

Career Median Salary
School psychologist salary $70K
Urban planner salary $70K
Historian salary $48K
Anthropologist salary $48K
Archaeologist salary $48K
Embalmer salary $38K
Curator salary $41K
Archivist salary $41K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)