State wages ยท Cost of living
Anthropologists and Archeologists pay by state
The highest published median is in Massachusetts, at $106,540. Nebraska leads after cost of living, at $102,940. Arkansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($64,910).
National median
$64,910
Highest state median
$106,540
Massachusetts
Best adjusted pay
$102,940
Nebraska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $44,220Higher: $102,940Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Nebraska | $92,750 | +42.9% | 90.103 | $102,940 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $106,540 | +64.1% | 105.757 | $100,740 | 2 |
| Missouri | $86,940 | +33.9% | 90.817 | $95,730 | 3 |
| Alaska | $92,870 | +43.1% | 102.359 | $90,730 | 4 |
| Arkansas | $72,550 | +11.8% | 86.937 | $83,450 | 5 |
| Hawaii | $88,390 | +36.2% | 109.951 | $80,390 | 6 |
| North Carolina | $73,840 | +13.8% | 94.326 | $78,280 | 7 |
| Kentucky | $70,140 | +8.1% | 90.159 | $77,800 | 8 |
| Alabama | $68,760 | +5.9% | 88.823 | $77,410 | 9 |
| Oregon | $79,790 | +22.9% | 103.361 | $77,200 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,180 | +15.8% | 97.572 | $77,050 | 11 |
| Idaho | $73,470 | +13.2% | 95.494 | $76,940 | 12 |
| Montana | $72,550 | +11.8% | 94.645 | $76,650 | 13 |
| Utah | $72,550 | +11.8% | 98.864 | $73,380 | 14 |
| Nevada | $72,820 | +12.2% | 99.979 | $72,840 | 15 |
| Washington | $77,480 | +19.4% | 107.013 | $72,400 | 16 |
| New Mexico | $65,410 | +0.8% | 92.212 | $70,930 | 17 |
| Michigan | $68,160 | +5.0% | 96.217 | $70,840 | 18 |
| South Dakota | $61,960 | -4.5% | 88.586 | $69,940 | 19 |
| Wyoming | $63,920 | -1.5% | 92.691 | $68,960 | 20 |
| South Carolina | $63,960 | -1.5% | 93.749 | $68,220 | 21 |
| Indiana | $62,860 | -3.2% | 93.329 | $67,350 | 22 |
| California | $74,100 | +14.2% | 110.72 | $66,930 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | $58,240 | -10.3% | 87.843 | $66,300 | 24 |
| Texas | $63,890 | -1.6% | 97.057 | $65,830 | 25 |
| Virginia | $66,410 | +2.3% | 101.104 | $65,680 | 26 |
| Iowa | $57,240 | -11.8% | 87.762 | $65,220 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | $59,950 | -7.6% | 94.095 | $63,710 | 28 |
| Minnesota | $62,220 | -4.1% | 98.621 | $63,090 | 29 |
| Colorado | $64,910 | 0.0% | 103.052 | $62,990 | 30 |
| Maryland | $64,020 | -1.4% | 104.959 | $61,000 | 31 |
| Arizona | $60,630 | -6.6% | 100.677 | $60,220 | 32 |
| Florida | $61,900 | -4.6% | 103.414 | $59,860 | 33 |
| Illinois | $57,770 | -11.0% | 99.958 | $57,790 | 34 |
| Tennessee | $51,460 | -20.7% | 91.87 | $56,010 | 35 |
| New Jersey | $60,630 | -6.6% | 108.805 | $55,720 | 36 |
| North Dakota | $49,000 | -24.5% | 88.959 | $55,080 | 37 |
| West Virginia | $45,650 | -29.7% | 89.497 | $51,010 | 38 |
| Ohio | $47,310 | -27.1% | 92.774 | $50,990 | 39 |
| Georgia | $48,840 | -24.8% | 96.293 | $50,720 | 40 |
| Louisiana | $44,180 | -31.9% | 88.207 | $50,090 | 41 |
| New York | $52,810 | -18.6% | 107.921 | $48,930 | 42 |
| Kansas | $42,660 | -34.3% | 90.068 | $47,360 | 43 |
| Connecticut | $45,820 | -29.4% | 103.61 | $44,220 | 44 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
Page 1 of 2
Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.