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Anthropologists and Archeologists: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-3091. 94 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $68,289, middle half $57,750–$80,206.

Applications (LCAs)94
Median offered salary$68,289
Middle half of salaries$57,750–$80,206
10th–90th percentile$52,024–$87,318

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)34$63,402
Level II (qualified)30$66,040
Level III (experienced)6$86,710
Level IV (fully competent)8$81,806

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Harvard University7$72,800
New York University4$84,783
Sierra Forensic Consulting, Inc.4$68,640
The University of Texas at Austin3$65,000
Anthrotech, Inc3$86,712
Exploration Associates LTD3$65,395
University of Colorado3$58,000
Alta Archaeological Consulting LLC3—
University of California, Los Angeles2$71,632
The Trustees of Princeton University2$71,994
Arizona State University2$56,402
University of California, Berkeley2$74,408
Institute for the Future2$111,500
Flyover Zone Inc.2$47,954
University of Arkansas2$53,679
International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc.2$69,287
Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc.2$78,871
Midwestern University2$55,250
University of Massachusetts Amherst2$52,024
Maryland Institute College of Art2$50,000
Brandeis University2$71,500
Albion Environmental, Inc.2$84,157
The University of Tennessee2$55,000
The Leland Stanford, Jr University2$76,754
Trustees of Dartmouth College2$65,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania2$68,289
W.M. Rice University1$52,000
University of California, Irvine1$80,800
Creative Biolabs Inc.1$84,573
Yale University1$62,730
Vanderbilt University1$54,835
Conifer Research LLC1$64,000
Brown University1$68,000
The University of Southern California1$65,000
The University of Virginia1$60,500
SWCA, Inc.1$67,080
University of Michigan1$59,000
University of California, Davis1$64,480
Syracuse University1$63,000
UChicago Argonne LLC1$80,413
University of Alaska1$72,114
Smithsonian Institution1$70,685
Northwestern University1$61,008
Cornell University1$80,000
Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.1$42,848
Law offices of Melanie M Yang1$56,160
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.1$88,996
HDR Engineering, Inc.1$73,195
University of California, Santa Cruz1$69,209
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund1$52,624

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202328$66,909
FY202416$60,500
FY202536$69,209
FY202614$71,816

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).