What are the main factors that influence an Archeologist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Archeologist?

The Media industry offers the highest average compensation for Archeologist roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Archeologist's salary?

An Archeologist's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,539 for beginners, reaching about $59,450 at mid-level, and approach $60,282 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Archeologist?

Archeologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Archeologist roles are District of Columbia $60,602, California $60,372, Massachusetts $59,568. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Archeologist Salary in Illinois

How much does an Archeologist make in Illinois?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Archeologist in Illinois is $55,791 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, an Archeologist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,140
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,716 to $62,778
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,454

10% $38,454

50% (Median) $55,791

90% $69,140

Archeologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,778	$5,232	$1,207	$30
Average	$55,791	$4,649	$1,073	$27
25th Percentile	$46,716	$3,893	$898	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Archeologist Salaries

An Archeologist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Archeologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Archeologist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $55,539
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,051
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,450
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,970
Expert (over 8 years): $60,282

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Archeologist	$55,539
Intermediate Level Archeologist	$57,051
Senior Level Archeologist	$59,450
Specialist Level Archeologist	$59,970
Expert Level Archeologist	$60,282

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How Do Archeologist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Archeologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,602.
California: $60,372.
Massachusetts: $59,568.

District of Columbia $60,602 California $60,372 Massachusetts $59,568 Washington $59,349 New Jersey $59,327 Alaska $59,250 Connecticut $58,495 New York $58,188

Hawaii $57,208 Rhode Island $56,749 Maryland $56,437 Minnesota $56,010 Colorado $55,846 Illinois $55,791 Oregon $55,583 Delaware $55,430

New Hampshire $55,333 Virginia $55,118 Pennsylvania $54,488 Nevada $54,171 North Dakota $54,067 Michigan $53,903 Wisconsin $53,842 Vermont $53,722

Texas $53,388 Maine $53,366 Arizona $53,333 Ohio $53,295 Georgia $52,791 Indiana $52,540 Wyoming $52,490 Utah $52,414

Iowa $52,381 Kansas $52,118 Louisiana $52,042 North Carolina $52,014 Missouri $52,003 Florida $51,790 Montana $51,675 Nebraska $51,565

Kentucky $51,505 South Carolina $51,286 Tennessee $51,149 Idaho $51,095 New Mexico $50,695 Oklahoma $50,608 Alabama $50,285 South Dakota $49,743

Arkansas $49,447 West Virginia $49,288 Mississippi $48,812

Top Paying Cities for Archeologists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Effingham: $51,428
Saint Peter: $51,357
Salem: $51,553

Effingham, IL $51,428 Saint Peter, IL $51,357 Salem, IL $51,553 Sandoval, IL $51,716 Scheller, IL $51,490 Sesser, IL $51,496 Shobonier, IL $51,523 Harwood Heights, IL $56,503

Elmwood Park, IL $56,525 Lincolnwood, IL $56,513 Niles, IL $56,453 Alsip, IL $55,998 Cicero, IL $56,538 Evergreen Park, IL $56,335 Riverdale, IL $55,476 Kankakee, IL $52,789

Aroma Park, IL $52,758 Ashkum, IL $51,812 Beaverville, IL $52,465 Bone Gap, IL $50,874 Bonnie, IL $51,398 Broughton, IL $51,389 Browns, IL $51,025 Buckner, IL $51,486

Burnt Prairie, IL $51,246 Carmi, IL $51,604 Christopher, IL $51,610 Cisne, IL $51,338 Clay City, IL $51,161 Coello, IL $51,526 Crossville, IL $51,382 Dahlgren, IL $51,380

Dale, IL $51,492 Dix, IL $51,529 Du Bois, IL $51,615 Du Quoin, IL $51,598 Ellery, IL $51,148 Emma, IL $51,627 Enfield, IL $51,419 Ewing, IL $51,386

Fairfield, IL $51,333 Farina, IL $51,311 Flora, IL $51,417 Frankfort Heights, IL $51,522 Freeman Spur, IL $51,560 Geff, IL $51,283 Golden Gate, IL $51,155 Grayville, IL $51,246

Ina, IL $51,476 Irvington, IL $51,800 Iuka, IL $51,341 Johnsonville, IL $51,325 Keenes, IL $51,319 Keensburg, IL $50,942 Kell, IL $51,464 Kinmundy, IL $51,328

Lancaster, IL $50,223 Logan, IL $51,526 Loogootee, IL $51,328 Louisville, IL $51,322 Mc Leansboro, IL $51,446 Macedonia, IL $51,364 Maunie, IL $51,645 Mill Shoals, IL $51,334

Mount Carmel, IL $50,669 Mount Vernon, IL $51,508 Mulkeytown, IL $51,415 Nason, IL $51,410 New Haven, IL $51,617 Noble, IL $50,979 Norris City, IL $51,525 Odin, IL $51,631

Omaha, IL $51,479 Opdyke, IL $51,419 Orient, IL $51,518 Patoka, IL $51,620 Radom, IL $51,709 Richview, IL $51,668 Rinard, IL $51,302 Sailor Springs, IL $51,352

Allendale, IL $49,661 Altamont, IL $51,365 Annapolis, IL $50,622 Beecher City, IL $51,321 Bridgeport, IL $49,479 Brownstown, IL $51,392 Calhoun, IL $50,281 Casey, IL $50,934

Claremont, IL $50,093 Cowden, IL $51,412 Dennison, IL $49,913 Dieterich, IL $51,328 Dundas, IL $50,676 Edgewood, IL $51,328 Flat Rock, IL $49,533 Greenup, IL $51,115

Herrick, IL $51,480 Hidalgo, IL $51,066 Hutsonville, IL $50,292 Ingraham, IL $51,129 Janesville, IL $51,296 Jewett, IL $51,212 Lakewood, IL $51,452 Lawrenceville, IL $49,158

Lerna, IL $51,345 Marshall, IL $50,153 Martinsville, IL $50,506 Alden, IL $52,726 Antioch, IL $53,044 Arlington Heights, IL $55,292 Elk Grove Village, IL $55,654 Rolling Meadows, IL $55,337

Barrington, IL $54,257 Crystal Lake, IL $53,079 Cary, IL $53,557 Deerfield, IL $55,217 Des Plaines, IL $56,042 Fox Lake, IL $53,037 Fox River Grove, IL $53,775 Glencoe, IL $55,870

Glenview, IL $56,188 Mansfield, IL $52,859 Milmine, IL $52,480 Monticello, IL $52,748 Muncie, IL $52,539 Oakwood, IL $52,311 Ogden, IL $52,847 Penfield, IL $52,715

Pesotum, IL $52,873 Philo, IL $53,029 Potomac, IL $52,479 Rantoul, IL $52,917 Ridge Farm, IL $51,471 Royal, IL $52,895 Sadorus, IL $52,918 Saint Joseph, IL $53,039

Savoy, IL $53,284 Seymour, IL $53,112 Sidell, IL $52,051 Sidney, IL $52,962 Thomasboro, IL $53,061 Tolono, IL $53,090 Weldon, IL $52,365 Westville, IL $51,876

White Heath, IL $52,968 Arcola, IL $52,028 Arthur, IL $52,319 Ashmore, IL $51,404 Atwood, IL $52,602 Bethany, IL $51,750 Brocton, IL $51,437 Camargo, IL $52,351

Charleston, IL $51,543 Chrisman, IL $50,974 Dalton City, IL $51,761 Gays, IL $51,484 Hammond, IL $52,372 Hindsboro, IL $51,868 Humboldt, IL $51,763 Hume, IL $51,731

Kansas, IL $50,865 La Place, IL $52,065 Lovington, IL $51,973 Mattoon, IL $51,595 Metcalf, IL $51,533 Murdock, IL $52,334 Newman, IL $52,213 Oakland, IL $51,657

Paris, IL $50,342 Redmon, IL $51,082 Oquawka, IL $51,456 Homer, IL $52,771 Indianola, IL $51,825 Ivesdale, IL $52,921 Longview, IL $52,702 Sullivan, IL $51,825

Tuscola, IL $52,511 Vermilion, IL $50,043 Villa Grove, IL $52,645 Windsor, IL $51,475 Alhambra, IL $52,313 Alton, IL $52,487 Batchtown, IL $51,940 Benld, IL $52,096

Bethalto, IL $52,495 Bingham, IL $51,466 Brighton, IL $52,326 Brussels, IL $52,264 Bunker Hill, IL $52,263 Butler, IL $51,717 Carrollton, IL $51,820 Coffeen, IL $51,724

Cottage Hills, IL $52,514 Donnellson, IL $51,776 Dorsey, IL $52,366 Dow, IL $52,361 Eagarville, IL $52,052 East Alton, IL $52,563 Edwardsville, IL $52,536 Eldred, IL $51,758

Elsah, IL $52,409 Fidelity, IL $52,147 Fieldon, IL $52,119 Fillmore, IL $51,576 Gillespie, IL $52,037 Glen Carbon, IL $52,649 Godfrey, IL $52,452 Golden Eagle, IL $52,286

Grafton, IL $52,287 Granite City, IL $52,801 Greenfield, IL $51,725 Hamburg, IL $51,702 Hamel, IL $52,389 Hardin, IL $51,955 Hartford, IL $52,741 Hillsboro, IL $51,809

Hillview, IL $51,501 Irving, IL $51,686 Jerseyville, IL $52,199 Kampsville, IL $51,652 Kane, IL $51,928 Litchfield, IL $51,889 Livingston, IL $52,233 Dover, IL $51,752

Eldena, IL $52,002 Grand Ridge, IL $51,638 Granville, IL $51,652 Hennepin, IL $51,638 Kasbeer, IL $51,594 Ladd, IL $51,762 La Moille, IL $51,610 Lee Center, IL $52,180

Leonore, IL $51,765 Long Point, IL $51,708 Lostant, IL $51,620 Mc Nabb, IL $51,644 Magnolia, IL $51,628 Malden, IL $51,615 Manlius, IL $51,590 Mark, IL $51,792

Marseilles, IL $52,031 Mendota, IL $51,810 Mineral, IL $51,494 Neponset, IL $51,502 New Bedford, IL $51,650 Oglesby, IL $51,704 Depue, IL $51,744 Ohio, IL $51,558

Ottawa, IL $51,722 Paw Paw, IL $52,216 Peru, IL $51,735 Princeton, IL $51,604 Rutland, IL $51,679 Seatonville, IL $51,748 Seneca, IL $52,248 Sheffield, IL $51,508

Spring Valley, IL $51,726 Standard, IL $51,770 Streator, IL $51,811 Sublette, IL $51,729 Tiskilwa, IL $51,568 Toluca, IL $51,759 Tonica, IL $51,641 Triumph, IL $51,870

Troy Grove, IL $51,743 Utica, IL $51,599 Van Orin, IL $51,614 Varna, IL $51,769 Walnut, IL $51,560 Wenona, IL $51,685 West Brooklyn, IL $51,963 Wyanet, IL $51,551

Galesburg, IL $51,598 Abingdon, IL $51,529 Adair, IL $51,404 Alexis, IL $51,444 Alpha, IL $51,442 Altona, IL $51,471 Avon, IL $51,472 Bardolph, IL $51,577

Berwick, IL $51,373 Biggsville, IL $51,375 Bishop Hill, IL $51,466 Blandinsville, IL $51,315 Bradford, IL $51,538 Bushnell, IL $51,507 Cameron, IL $51,422 Camp Grove, IL $51,707

Carman, IL $51,334 Castleton, IL $51,635 Cuba, IL $51,737 Dahinda, IL $51,569 East Galesburg, IL $51,643 Ellisville, IL $51,528 Fairview, IL $51,671 Fiatt, IL $51,764

Galva, IL $51,484 Gerlaw, IL $51,441 Gilson, IL $51,493 Gladstone, IL $51,375 Good Hope, IL $51,378 Henderson, IL $51,456 Industry, IL $51,361 Ipava, IL $51,541

Keithsburg, IL $51,429 Kewanee, IL $51,486 Kirkwood, IL $51,422 Knoxville, IL $51,557 La Fayette, IL $51,525 La Harpe, IL $51,339 Laura, IL $51,711 Littleton, IL $51,273

Little York, IL $51,421 Lomax, IL $51,350 Macomb, IL $51,477 Maquon, IL $51,609 Marietta, IL $51,476 Media, IL $51,343 Monmouth, IL $51,506 New Windsor, IL $51,440

North Henderson, IL $51,446 Oneida, IL $51,466 Ophiem, IL $51,431 Bloomington, IL $52,075 Anchor, IL $51,973 Armington, IL $51,892 Arrowsmith, IL $52,282 Atlanta, IL $51,868

Bellflower, IL $52,639 Carlock, IL $51,861 Chenoa, IL $51,697 Clinton, IL $51,888 Colfax, IL $51,815 Congerville, IL $51,871 Cooksville, IL $51,720 Cropsey, IL $51,912

Danvers, IL $51,897 Deer Creek, IL $51,945 Delavan, IL $51,897 Dewitt, IL $52,205 Downs, IL $51,837 Ellsworth, IL $51,820 El Paso, IL $51,756 Fairbury, IL $51,795

Flanagan, IL $51,702 Forrest, IL $51,865 Goodfield, IL $51,905 Graymont, IL $51,690 Gridley, IL $51,744 Heyworth, IL $51,798 Hopedale, IL $51,898 Hudson, IL $51,833

Kenney, IL $51,838 Lane, IL $52,198 Lawndale, IL $51,852 Le Roy, IL $51,988 Lexington, IL $51,750 Mc Lean, IL $51,866 Mackinaw, IL $51,918 Maroa, IL $51,829

Merna, IL $51,782 Minier, IL $51,880 Minonk, IL $51,733 Normal, IL $52,022 Pontiac, IL $51,761 Saunemin, IL $51,587 Saybrook, IL $52,421 Secor, IL $51,831

Shirley, IL $51,780 Sibley, IL $52,082 Stanford, IL $51,886 Strawn, IL $51,941 Towanda, IL $51,788 Wapella, IL $51,763 Waynesville, IL $51,731 Urbana, IL $53,339

Allerton, IL $52,364 Alvin, IL $51,946 Armstrong, IL $52,786 Bement, IL $52,624 Bismarck, IL $51,906 Bondville, IL $53,204 Broadlands, IL $52,643 Catlin, IL $52,034

Cerro Gordo, IL $52,320 Champaign, IL $53,339 Cisco, IL $52,436 Collison, IL $52,545 Danville, IL $52,098 Tilton, IL $52,119 De Land, IL $52,642 Dewey, IL $52,965

Fairmount, IL $52,372 Farmer City, IL $52,505 Fisher, IL $52,877 Fithian, IL $52,615 Foosland, IL $52,735 Georgetown, IL $51,649 Gifford, IL $52,784 Henning, IL $52,192

Prairie City, IL $51,471 Raritan, IL $51,600 Rio, IL $51,449 Roseville, IL $51,373 Saint Augustine, IL $51,446 Sciota, IL $51,288 Seaton, IL $51,434 Smithfield, IL $51,542

Smithshire, IL $51,351 Speer, IL $51,800 Stronghurst, IL $51,366 Table Grove, IL $51,472 Toulon, IL $51,595 Vermont, IL $51,449 Victoria, IL $51,528 Viola, IL $51,446

Wataga, IL $51,459 Williamsfield, IL $51,637 Woodhull, IL $51,449 Wyoming, IL $51,708 Astoria, IL $51,512 Benson, IL $51,797 Brimfield, IL $51,900 Bryant, IL $51,785

Canton, IL $51,841 Chillicothe, IL $51,908 Dunfermline, IL $51,822 Dunlap, IL $51,966 Edelstein, IL $51,897 Edwards, IL $52,009 Elmwood, IL $51,848 Eureka, IL $51,905

Farmington, IL $51,782 Forest City, IL $51,866 Glasford, IL $51,950 Green Valley, IL $51,913 Groveland, IL $52,018 Hanna City, IL $52,000 Henry, IL $51,678 Kingston Mines, IL $51,975

Lacon, IL $51,821 La Rose, IL $51,795 Lewistown, IL $51,700 Liverpool, IL $51,826 London Mills, IL $51,591 Lowpoint, IL $51,903 Manito, IL $51,900 Mapleton, IL $52,000

Metamora, IL $51,962 Morton, IL $52,000 Mossville, IL $52,002 Norris, IL $51,810 Pekin, IL $52,004 Princeville, IL $51,850 Putnam, IL $51,614 Roanoke, IL $51,853

Rome, IL $51,945 Saint David, IL $51,814 South Pekin, IL $51,966 Sparland, IL $51,765 Topeka, IL $51,843 Tremont, IL $51,961 Trivoli, IL $51,909 Washburn, IL $51,866

Washington, IL $52,005 Yates City, IL $51,740 Peoria, IL $52,063 Creve Coeur, IL $52,064 East Peoria, IL $52,063 Peoria Heights, IL $52,063 Sims, IL $51,338 Andalusia, IL $51,514

Springerton, IL $51,345 Tamaroa, IL $51,599 Texico, IL $51,364 Thompsonville, IL $51,400 Valier, IL $51,590 Vernon, IL $51,549 Walnut Hill, IL $51,593 Waltonville, IL $51,473

Wayne City, IL $51,361 West Frankfort, IL $51,512 Whittington, IL $51,406 Woodlawn, IL $51,583 Xenia, IL $51,325 Carbondale, IL $51,579 Alto Pass, IL $51,331 Anna, IL $51,466

Ava, IL $51,523 Belknap, IL $51,279 Boles, IL $51,368 Brookport, IL $51,130 Buncombe, IL $51,375 Cairo, IL $51,366 Cambria, IL $51,617 Campbell Hill, IL $51,665

Carrier Mills, IL $51,450 Carterville, IL $51,523 Cave In Rock, IL $51,256 Cobden, IL $51,409 Colp, IL $51,569 Ridott, IL $52,551 Rochelle, IL $52,539 Rock City, IL $52,553

Rock Falls, IL $51,731 Rockton, IL $52,697 Roscoe, IL $52,697 Savanna, IL $51,591 Scales Mound, IL $51,606 Seward, IL $52,644 Shannon, IL $52,065 Shirland, IL $52,666

South Beloit, IL $52,643 Sterling, IL $51,760 Stillman Valley, IL $52,631 Stockton, IL $51,803 Warren, IL $51,956 Winnebago, IL $52,724 Winslow, IL $52,089 Woosung, IL $51,908

Rockford, IL $52,720 Loves Park, IL $52,731 Machesney Park, IL $52,732 Rock Island, IL $51,308 Albany, IL $51,473 Aledo, IL $51,453 Dana, IL $51,651 Chandlerville, IL $51,924

Bluford, IL $51,376 Mahomet, IL $52,996 Andover, IL $51,430 Chapin, IL $51,719 Chatham, IL $52,539 Chesterfield, IL $51,817 Concord, IL $51,763 Easton, IL $51,822

Elkhart, IL $52,291 Emden, IL $51,875 Franklin, IL $52,125 Frederick, IL $51,479 Girard, IL $52,122 Greenview, IL $52,193 Hartsburg, IL $51,868 Havana, IL $51,731

Hettick, IL $51,770 Jacksonville, IL $52,008 Kilbourne, IL $51,859 Lincoln, IL $52,009 Lincolns New Salem, IL $52,233 Literberry, IL $52,031 Loami, IL $52,444 Lowder, IL $52,274

Manchester, IL $51,896 Mason City, IL $51,895 Meredosia, IL $51,598 Middletown, IL $52,210 Modesto, IL $52,090 Murrayville, IL $51,831 New Berlin, IL $52,424 New Holland, IL $51,995

Nilwood, IL $52,078 Oakford, IL $52,011 Palmyra, IL $51,901 Petersburg, IL $52,242 Pleasant Plains, IL $52,443 Rushville, IL $51,448 San Jose, IL $51,886 Scottville, IL $51,874

Sherman, IL $52,562 Shipman, IL $52,132 Tallula, IL $52,303 Thayer, IL $52,296 Virden, IL $52,252 Virginia, IL $51,823 Waverly, IL $52,245 Williamsville, IL $52,436

Winchester, IL $51,617 Woodson, IL $52,059 Springfield, IL $52,698 Bonfield, IL $52,629 Creal Springs, IL $51,418 Annawan, IL $51,482 Atkinson, IL $51,464 Barstow, IL $51,383

Buffalo Prairie, IL $51,487 Cambridge, IL $51,447 Carbon Cliff, IL $51,344 Coal Valley, IL $51,339 Colona, IL $51,392 Cordova, IL $51,479 Deer Grove, IL $51,545 East Moline, IL $51,367

Erie, IL $51,470 Fenton, IL $51,496 Fulton, IL $51,504 Geneseo, IL $51,444 Hampton, IL $51,421 Hillsdale, IL $51,453 Hooppole, IL $51,486 Illinois City, IL $51,495

Joy, IL $51,456 Lyndon, IL $51,541 Lynn Center, IL $51,429 Matherville, IL $51,443 Milan, IL $51,424 Moline, IL $51,242 Morrison, IL $51,576 New Boston, IL $51,466

Orion, IL $51,395 Osco, IL $51,418 Port Byron, IL $51,456 Preemption, IL $51,436 Prophetstown, IL $51,509 Rapids City, IL $51,440 Reynolds, IL $51,470 Sherrard, IL $51,429

Silvis, IL $51,322 Tampico, IL $51,540 Taylor Ridge, IL $51,498 Thomson, IL $51,585 La Salle, IL $51,700 Amboy, IL $51,825 Ancona, IL $51,659 Arlington, IL $51,524

Blackstone, IL $51,615 Buda, IL $51,503 Bureau, IL $51,719 Cedar Point, IL $51,755 Cherry, IL $51,727 Compton, IL $52,046 Cornell, IL $51,725 Dalzell, IL $51,791

Cypress, IL $51,367 De Soto, IL $51,442 Dongola, IL $51,379 Dowell, IL $51,597 Eddyville, IL $51,325 Eldorado, IL $51,535 Elizabethtown, IL $51,270 Elkville, IL $51,425

Energy, IL $51,551 Equality, IL $51,431 Galatia, IL $51,426 Golconda, IL $51,251 Goreville, IL $51,438 Gorham, IL $51,332 Grand Chain, IL $51,290 Grand Tower, IL $51,310

Grantsburg, IL $51,356 Harrisburg, IL $51,489 Herod, IL $51,277 Herrin, IL $51,570 Hurst, IL $51,549 Jacob, IL $51,329 Johnston City, IL $51,506 Jonesboro, IL $51,358

Joppa, IL $51,454 Junction, IL $51,416 Karbers Ridge, IL $51,332 Karnak, IL $51,329 Mc Clure, IL $51,265 Makanda, IL $51,414 Marion, IL $51,502 Metropolis, IL $51,349

Millcreek, IL $51,474 Miller City, IL $51,079 Mound City, IL $51,393 Mounds, IL $51,353 Muddy, IL $51,536 Murphysboro, IL $51,469 New Burnside, IL $51,405 Olive Branch, IL $51,329

Olmsted, IL $51,298 Oraville, IL $51,539 Ozark, IL $51,378 Perks, IL $51,345 Pittsburg, IL $51,439 Pomona, IL $51,306 Pulaski, IL $51,350 Raleigh, IL $51,461

Ridgway, IL $51,540 Rosiclare, IL $51,335 Royalton, IL $51,444 Shawneetown, IL $51,478 Simpson, IL $51,338 Stonefort, IL $51,350 Tamms, IL $51,333 Thebes, IL $51,302

Ullin, IL $51,364 Unity, IL $51,339 Vergennes, IL $51,483 Vienna, IL $51,418 Villa Ridge, IL $51,299 Willisville, IL $51,938 Wolf Lake, IL $51,237 Zeigler, IL $51,578

Centralia, IL $51,773 Hoyleton, IL $51,785 Akin, IL $51,368 Albion, IL $51,148 Alma, IL $51,451 Ashley, IL $51,640 Barnhill, IL $51,327 Belle Rive, IL $51,363

Bellmont, IL $51,132 Benton, IL $51,484 Bourbonnais, IL $53,077 Bradley, IL $53,069 Buckingham, IL $52,068 Buckley, IL $52,121 Cabery, IL $51,821 Campus, IL $51,964

Chatsworth, IL $51,936 Chebanse, IL $52,328 Cissna Park, IL $52,112 Claytonville, IL $52,024 Clifton, IL $52,010 Crescent City, IL $51,889 Cullom, IL $51,672 Danforth, IL $51,756

Donovan, IL $52,170 East Lynn, IL $52,263 Elliott, IL $52,577 Emington, IL $51,555 Essex, IL $52,617 Gibson City, IL $52,547 Gilman, IL $51,905 Goodwine, IL $52,044

Grant Park, IL $53,664 Herscher, IL $52,207 Hoopeston, IL $52,007 Hopkins Park, IL $52,821 Iroquois, IL $52,059 Kempton, IL $51,577 Loda, IL $52,384 Ludlow, IL $52,731

Manteno, IL $53,440 Martinton, IL $52,180 Melvin, IL $52,338 Milford, IL $51,819 Momence, IL $53,365 Onarga, IL $51,961 Papineau, IL $52,577 Paxton, IL $52,600

Pembroke Township, IL $52,818 Piper City, IL $51,876 Rankin, IL $52,397 Reddick, IL $52,266 Roberts, IL $52,100 Rossville, IL $51,970 Saint Anne, IL $52,610 Sheldon, IL $51,723

Stockland, IL $51,647 Thawville, IL $51,975 Union Hill, IL $52,502 Watseka, IL $51,835 Wellington, IL $51,880 Woodland, IL $51,894 Apple River, IL $51,764 Ashton, IL $52,247

Baileyville, IL $52,422 Belvidere, IL $52,671 Byron, IL $52,611 Caledonia, IL $52,679 Capron, IL $52,692 Cedarville, IL $52,439 Chadwick, IL $51,583 Chana, IL $52,438

Cherry Valley, IL $52,676 Dakota, IL $52,504 Davis, IL $52,584 Davis Junction, IL $52,649 Dixon, IL $51,968 Durand, IL $52,644 East Dubuque, IL $51,552 Eleroy, IL $52,327

Elizabeth, IL $51,567 Forreston, IL $52,225 Franklin Grove, IL $52,079 Freeport, IL $52,425 Galena, IL $51,586 Galt, IL $51,811 Garden Prairie, IL $52,697 German Valley, IL $52,525

Hanover, IL $51,520 Harmon, IL $51,587 Holcomb, IL $52,600 Kent, IL $51,912 Lanark, IL $51,833 Leaf River, IL $52,548 Lena, IL $52,091 Lindenwood, IL $52,590

Mc Connell, IL $52,381 Milledgeville, IL $51,738 Monroe Center, IL $52,639 Mount Carroll, IL $51,633 Mount Morris, IL $52,394 Nachusa, IL $51,952 Nora, IL $52,036 Orangeville, IL $52,483

Oregon, IL $52,393 Pearl City, IL $51,943 Pecatonica, IL $52,666 Polo, IL $51,987 Poplar Grove, IL $52,675 Midlothian, IL $55,547 Mason, IL $51,317 Romeoville, IL $54,967

Minooka, IL $53,784 Mokena, IL $54,876 Monee, IL $54,157 Morris, IL $52,825 New Lenox, IL $54,640 Oak Forest, IL $55,390 Oak Lawn, IL $56,325 Bridgeview, IL $56,397

Hometown, IL $56,381 Hickory Hills, IL $56,250 Justice, IL $56,414 Burbank, IL $56,416 Odell, IL $51,543 Olympia Fields, IL $54,560 Orland Park, IL $55,533 Palos Heights, IL $55,868

Palos Park, IL $55,799 Palos Hills, IL $56,107 Park Forest, IL $54,320 Peotone, IL $53,795 Posen, IL $55,447 Ransom, IL $51,652 Richton Park, IL $54,411 Robbins, IL $55,653

South Holland, IL $54,752 South Wilmington, IL $52,568 Steger, IL $54,244 Thornton, IL $54,551 Tinley Park, IL $55,126 Country Club Hills, IL $54,905 Verona, IL $52,100 Willow Springs, IL $56,072

Wilmington, IL $53,149 Worth, IL $56,078 University Park, IL $54,193 Homer Glen, IL $55,175 Bedford Park, IL $56,443 Summit Argo, IL $56,459 Aurora, IL $54,627 Batavia, IL $54,404

Big Rock, IL $53,030 Bristol, IL $53,673 Brookfield, IL $56,479 Clarendon Hills, IL $56,042 Downers Grove, IL $55,791 Woodridge, IL $55,568 Earlville, IL $52,036 Eola, IL $54,698

Hinckley, IL $52,586 Hinsdale, IL $56,205 Oak Brook, IL $56,169 La Grange, IL $56,432 La Grange Park, IL $56,455 Willowbrook, IL $56,018 Lee, IL $52,532 Leland, IL $52,138

Lisle, IL $55,470 Lyons, IL $56,488 Millbrook, IL $53,025 Millington, IL $52,840 Montgomery, IL $54,178 Mooseheart, IL $54,269 Naperville, IL $55,138 Newark, IL $52,813

North Aurora, IL $54,200 Oswego, IL $54,132 Plainfield, IL $54,524 Plano, IL $53,134 Riverside, IL $56,505 Sandwich, IL $52,717 Serena, IL $52,123 Shabbona, IL $52,441

Sheridan, IL $52,360 Somonauk, IL $52,484 Steward, IL $52,504 Sugar Grove, IL $53,642 Warrenville, IL $55,019 Waterman, IL $52,474 Wedron, IL $52,031 Western Springs, IL $56,332

Westmont, IL $56,022 Yorkville, IL $53,564 Darien, IL $55,829 Mode, IL $51,279 Montrose, IL $51,263 Mount Erie, IL $51,098 Neoga, IL $51,364 Newton, IL $51,026

Oblong, IL $50,666 Olney, IL $50,777 Palestine, IL $49,884 Parkersburg, IL $50,678 Robinson, IL $50,147 Saint Elmo, IL $51,351 Sainte Marie, IL $50,810 Saint Francisville, IL $49,438

Shumway, IL $51,301 Sigel, IL $51,310 Stewardson, IL $51,320 Stoy, IL $50,593 Strasburg, IL $51,347 Sumner, IL $49,785 Teutopolis, IL $51,364 Toledo, IL $51,284

Trilla, IL $51,313 Vandalia, IL $51,640 Watson, IL $51,370 Westfield, IL $51,254 West Liberty, IL $50,614 West Salem, IL $50,825 West Union, IL $50,149 West York, IL $50,277

Wheeler, IL $51,242 Willow Hill, IL $50,733 Yale, IL $50,864 Argenta, IL $52,013 Assumption, IL $51,803 Beason, IL $51,784 Blue Mound, IL $52,142 Boody, IL $52,082

Buffalo, IL $52,372 Bulpitt, IL $52,317 Chestnut, IL $52,031 Cornland, IL $52,354 Dawson, IL $52,507 Decatur, IL $52,018 Divernon, IL $52,362 Edinburg, IL $52,352

Elwin, IL $51,997 Farmersville, IL $52,177 Findlay, IL $51,579 Forsyth, IL $52,074 Glenarm, IL $52,475 Harristown, IL $52,065 Harvel, IL $52,018 Illiopolis, IL $52,233

Kincaid, IL $52,294 Lake Fork, IL $52,293 Latham, IL $52,066 Macon, IL $51,886 Mechanicsburg, IL $52,410 Morrisonville, IL $52,101 Mount Auburn, IL $52,255 Mount Pulaski, IL $52,187

Mt Zion, IL $51,986 Moweaqua, IL $51,857 Niantic, IL $52,131 Oconee, IL $51,586 Oreana, IL $51,985 Owaneco, IL $51,868 Palmer, IL $52,120 Pana, IL $51,803

Pawnee, IL $52,384 Raymond, IL $51,865 Riverton, IL $52,542 Rochester, IL $52,523 Shelbyville, IL $51,552 Stonington, IL $52,145 Taylorville, IL $52,143 Tovey, IL $52,310

Tower Hill, IL $51,611 West Point, IL $51,279 Fox Valley, IL $54,777 Golf, IL $56,360 Lovejoy, IL $52,884 Waggoner, IL $52,042 Warrensburg, IL $51,959 Alexander, IL $52,245

Alsey, IL $51,650 Arenzville, IL $51,670 Ashland, IL $52,164 Athens, IL $52,443 Auburn, IL $52,380 Bath, IL $51,633 Beardstown, IL $51,698 Bluffs, IL $51,593

Bluff Springs, IL $51,696 Browning, IL $51,506 Cantrall, IL $52,580 Carlinville, IL $51,851 Kingston, IL $52,655 Kirkland, IL $52,612 Lafox, IL $53,770 Lombard, IL $55,847

Malta, IL $52,604 Maple Park, IL $52,765 Marengo, IL $52,779 Maywood, IL $56,504 Westchester, IL $56,460 Broadview, IL $56,490 Lake In The Hills, IL $53,321 Medinah, IL $55,518

Schaumburg, IL $55,223 Melrose Park, IL $56,494 Hillside, IL $56,449 Berkeley, IL $56,420 Stone Park, IL $56,479 Hoffman Estates, IL $54,951 Plato Center, IL $53,388 River Grove, IL $56,507

Roselle, IL $55,332 Saint Charles, IL $54,299 Schiller Park, IL $56,468 South Elgin, IL $54,125 Sycamore, IL $52,818 Union, IL $52,847 Villa Park, IL $56,097 Wasco, IL $53,673

Wayne, IL $54,519 West Chicago, IL $54,799 Wheaton, IL $55,355 Winfield, IL $55,122 Wood Dale, IL $55,935 Evanston, IL $56,467 Chicago, IL $56,563 Oak Park, IL $56,533

River Forest, IL $56,521 Beecher, IL $53,949 Berwyn, IL $56,520 Crest Hill, IL $54,635 Shorewood, IL $54,139 Blue Island, IL $55,725 Braceville, IL $52,756 Braidwood, IL $53,051

Calumet City, IL $54,595 Channahon, IL $53,827 Chicago Heights, IL $54,309 Chicago Ridge, IL $56,221 Grayslake, IL $53,355 Gurnee, IL $53,286 Harvard, IL $52,751 Hebron, IL $52,466

Highland Park, IL $55,351 Fort Sheridan, IL $55,113 Palatine, IL $55,038 Highwood, IL $55,141 Ingleside, IL $53,078 Island Lake, IL $53,401 Kenilworth, IL $56,297 Lake Bluff, IL $54,182

Lake Forest, IL $54,669 Lake Villa, IL $53,127 Lake Zurich, IL $54,397 Libertyville, IL $53,909 Mchenry, IL $52,904 Morton Grove, IL $56,446 Mount Prospect, IL $55,764 Mundelein, IL $53,882

Vernon Hills, IL $54,433 Northbrook, IL $55,743 North Chicago, IL $53,746 Park Ridge, IL $56,409 Lincolnshire, IL $54,875 Prospect Heights, IL $55,562 Richmond, IL $52,837 Ringwood, IL $52,810

Round Lake, IL $53,157 Russell, IL $52,997 Skokie, IL $56,485 Waukegan, IL $53,374 Spring Grove, IL $52,961 Techny, IL $55,982 Wadsworth, IL $53,118 Wauconda, IL $53,616

Kaneville, IL $53,312 Pocahontas, IL $52,151 Great Lakes, IL $53,973 Coal City, IL $53,002 Crete, IL $54,143 Crestwood, IL $55,720 Dolton, IL $55,014 Dwight, IL $51,945

Elwood, IL $54,007 Flossmoor, IL $54,664 Frankfort, IL $54,500 Gardner, IL $52,331 Glenwood, IL $54,433 Harvey, IL $55,131 Markham, IL $55,172 Hazel Crest, IL $54,923

Homewood, IL $54,728 Joliet, IL $54,210 Kinsman, IL $51,783 Lansing, IL $54,395 Lemont, IL $55,539 Bolingbrook, IL $55,314 Lockport, IL $54,920 Manhattan, IL $54,039

Matteson, IL $54,583 Mazon, IL $52,446 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $52,140 Red Bud, IL $52,281 Renault, IL $52,194 Rockwood, IL $51,513 Saint Jacob, IL $52,466 Saint Libory, IL $52,267

Smithboro, IL $51,774 Smithton, IL $52,548 Sparta, IL $51,967 Steeleville, IL $51,840 Summerfield, IL $52,444 Tilden, IL $52,152 Trenton, IL $52,380 Troy, IL $52,570

Valmeyer, IL $52,369 Walsh, IL $51,874 Waterloo, IL $52,471 Quincy, IL $51,564 Augusta, IL $51,305 Barry, IL $51,307 Basco, IL $51,287 Baylis, IL $51,261

Bowen, IL $51,308 Camden, IL $51,232 Camp Point, IL $51,340 Carthage, IL $51,340 Chambersburg, IL $51,360 Clayton, IL $51,295 Coatsburg, IL $51,331 Colchester, IL $51,344

Colusa, IL $51,327 Dallas City, IL $51,329 Elvaston, IL $51,446 Ferris, IL $51,507 Fowler, IL $51,366 Golden, IL $51,344 Griggsville, IL $51,368 Hamilton, IL $51,395

Hull, IL $51,238 Huntsville, IL $51,208 Kinderhook, IL $51,263 La Prairie, IL $51,232 Liberty, IL $51,321 Lima, IL $51,377 Loraine, IL $51,305 Mendon, IL $51,339

Milton, IL $51,550 Mount Sterling, IL $51,336 Nauvoo, IL $51,349 Nebo, IL $51,473 New Canton, IL $51,231 New Salem, IL $51,276 Niota, IL $51,315 Paloma, IL $51,367

Payson, IL $51,340 Pearl, IL $51,441 Perry, IL $51,399 Pittsfield, IL $51,375 Plainville, IL $51,317 Pleasant Hill, IL $51,384 Plymouth, IL $51,276 Rockport, IL $51,209

Sutter, IL $51,235 Tennessee, IL $51,296 Timewell, IL $51,256 Ursa, IL $51,304 Versailles, IL $51,421 Warsaw, IL $51,298 Buffalo Grove, IL $54,970 Wheeling, IL $55,477

Wilmette, IL $56,366 Winnetka, IL $56,125 Winthrop Harbor, IL $53,021 Wonder Lake, IL $52,649 Woodstock, IL $52,762 Zion, IL $53,073 Addison, IL $55,859 Algonquin, IL $53,520

Bartlett, IL $54,733 Bellwood, IL $56,482 Bensenville, IL $56,214 Streamwood, IL $54,736 Bloomingdale, IL $55,385 Burlington, IL $52,898 Carpentersville, IL $53,802 Clare, IL $52,633

Cortland, IL $52,793 Creston, IL $52,569 Dekalb, IL $52,716 Carol Stream, IL $55,248 Dundee, IL $53,770 Elburn, IL $53,522 Elgin, IL $54,361 Elmhurst, IL $56,267

Esmond, IL $52,578 Forest Park, IL $56,518 Franklin Park, IL $56,473 Hanover Park, IL $55,043 Geneva, IL $54,117 Genoa, IL $52,724 Gilberts, IL $53,398 Glen Ellyn, IL $55,615

Glendale Heights, IL $55,519 Hampshire, IL $52,928 Hines, IL $56,503 Huntley, IL $52,901 Itasca, IL $55,707 Madison, IL $52,875 Marine, IL $52,419 Maryville, IL $52,663

Medora, IL $52,073 Michael, IL $51,744 Moro, IL $52,451 Mount Olive, IL $52,037 Mozier, IL $51,636 National Stock Yards, IL $52,884 New Douglas, IL $52,179 Nokomis, IL $51,781

Ohlman, IL $51,834 Panama, IL $51,953 Patterson, IL $51,668 Piasa, IL $52,221 Ramsey, IL $51,454 Rockbridge, IL $51,833 Roodhouse, IL $51,720 Rosamond, IL $51,713

Roxana, IL $52,613 Sawyerville, IL $52,118 Sorento, IL $51,947 South Roxana, IL $52,652 Staunton, IL $52,204 Taylor Springs, IL $51,880 Venice, IL $52,884 Walshville, IL $51,860

White Hall, IL $51,687 Wilsonville, IL $52,167 Witt, IL $51,736 Wood River, IL $52,587 Worden, IL $52,351 Wrights, IL $51,698 East Saint Louis, IL $52,884 Fairview Heights, IL $52,743

Addieville, IL $52,174 Albers, IL $52,244 Aviston, IL $52,269 Baldwin, IL $52,163 Bartelso, IL $52,011 Beckemeyer, IL $52,179 Belleville, IL $52,644 Mascoutah, IL $52,448

Scott Air Force Base, IL $52,546 Breese, IL $52,184 Carlyle, IL $51,883 Caseyville, IL $52,750 Chester, IL $51,849 Collinsville, IL $52,709 Columbia, IL $52,658 Coulterville, IL $51,901

Cutler, IL $51,716 Dupo, IL $52,802 East Carondelet, IL $52,770 Ellis Grove, IL $51,876 Evansville, IL $52,112 Freeburg, IL $52,489 Fults, IL $52,281 Germantown, IL $52,223

Greenville, IL $51,939 Hagarstown, IL $51,673 Hecker, IL $52,424 Highland, IL $52,317 Hoffman, IL $51,993 Huey, IL $51,848 Keyesport, IL $51,801 Lebanon, IL $52,531

Lenzburg, IL $52,287 Maeystown, IL $52,324 Marissa, IL $52,212 Menard, IL $51,859 Millstadt, IL $52,690 Modoc, IL $51,805 Mulberry Grove, IL $51,701 Nashville, IL $51,866

New Athens, IL $52,380 New Baden, IL $52,335 New Memphis, IL $52,298 Oakdale, IL $51,899 O Fallon, IL $52,639 Okawville, IL $52,124 Percy, IL $51,778 Pierron, IL $52,207

Pinckneyville, IL $51,737

Archeologist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Archeologist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Media and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Archeologist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Archeologist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Archeologist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$69,739	$34.0	25%
Retail & Wholesale	$58,580	$28.0	5%

Archeologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Archeologist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$46,716

Average $55,791/year

$62,778

$3,893

Average $4,649/month

$5,232

$898

Average $1,073/week

$1,207

$22

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,778	$5,232	$1,207	$30
Average	$55,791	$4,649	$1,073	$27
25th Percentile	$46,716	$3,893	$898	$22

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