How much do Anthropologists and Archeologists make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Anthropologists and Archeologists, the published 10th percentile is $53,000 and the 90th percentile is $109,360. The difference is $56,360, which is 90.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,080 to the 75th at $80,980, covers $19,900.

The mean annual wage is $76,990, which sits above the median of $62,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 12.4% lower than the national median of $70,770 for Anthropologists and Archeologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,142, which is 15% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% lower than the Texas median of $67,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anthropologists and Archeologists at $60,142 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Anthropologists and Archeologists. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $70,690 and employment of 100. That median is 14% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,084, against $60,142 here.