Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1061

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondarys

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 26 metro areas

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$199,310	40	0.0
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$159,680	40	0.0
3	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$133,150	Not published	Not published
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$131,660	180	0.0
5	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$129,380	130	0.1
6	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$113,550	30	0.1
7	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$106,480	190	0.1
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$105,960	140	0.0
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$105,430	40	0.0
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$105,240	100	0.1
11	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$104,160	90	0.1
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$104,000	30	0.0
13	Syracuse, NY	$103,750	Not published	Not published
14	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$102,700	40	0.0
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$101,710	90	0.0
16	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$101,450	500	0.1
17	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$100,400	50	0.0
18	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$98,470	50	0.0
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$97,490	80	0.0
20	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$96,940	Not published	Not published
21	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$96,740	30	0.1
22	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$84,570	60	0.0
23	Rochester, NY	$82,830	Not published	Not published
24	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,050	100	0.0
25	Cleveland, OH	$79,630	40	0.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.