SOC 19-3091 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Anthropologists and Archeologists make in Jacksonville, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anthropologists and Archeologists in Jacksonville, FL is $77,830. The 10th percentile is $52,120 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$77,830

10th percentile
$52,120
25th percentile
$59,510
Median
$77,830
75th percentile
$94,720
90th percentile
$115,210
Mean
$79,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Anthropologists and Archeologists, the published 10th percentile is $52,120 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. The difference is $63,090, which is 81.1% 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 $59,510 to the 75th at $94,720, covers $35,210.

The mean annual wage is $79,860, which sits above the median of $77,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jacksonville, FL median is 10% higher than the national median of $70,770 for Anthropologists and Archeologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,234, which is 10.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 31.3% higher than the Florida median of $59,270.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anthropologists and Archeologists at $78,234 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Anthropologists and Archeologists. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Savannah, GA is 133 miles away, with a median of $56,050 and employment of 30. That median is 28% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,872, against $78,234 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 153 miles away, with a median of $58,500 and employment of 90. That median is 24.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,984, against $78,234 here.

Employment share

Anthropologists and Archeologists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Jacksonville, FL (40 of 765,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL · Anthropologists and Archeologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Anthropologists and Archeologists make in Jacksonville, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anthropologists and Archeologists in Jacksonville, FL is $77,830. The 10th percentile is $52,120 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Anthropologists and Archeologists?

The local median is 10% higher than the national median of $70,770.

What is Anthropologists and Archeologists pay in Jacksonville, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,830 is $78,234. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jacksonville, FL compare with nearby metros for Anthropologists and Archeologists?

Savannah, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 133 miles away, at $56,050. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.