The median annual wage for anthropologists and archeologists was $61,220 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,440, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $97,040.

In May 2015, the median annual wages for anthropologists and archeologists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Many anthropologists and archeologists work full time during regular business hours. When doing fieldwork, anthropologists and archeologists may be required to travel and work many and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends.