How much do Anthropologists and Archeologists make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Percentile spread

For Anthropologists and Archeologists, the published 10th percentile is $49,750 and the 90th percentile is $121,180. The difference is $71,430, which is 114.6% 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 $57,340 to the 75th at $102,570, covers $45,230.

The mean annual wage is $80,070, which sits above the median of $62,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $70,770 for Anthropologists and Archeologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,807, which is 7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% lower than the Texas median of $67,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anthropologists and Archeologists at $65,807 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. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 3rd 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).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $70,690 and employment of 100. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,084, against $65,807 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 198 miles away, with a median of $65,510 and employment of 90. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,421, against $65,807 here.

Employment share

Anthropologists and Archeologists accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (50 of 1,126,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 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.