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Archeology federal salary series 0193

Full-time federal employees in the Archeology series earned a median of $89,618 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 18% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $79,097 and $102,544.

Median pay
$89,618
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$79,097–$102,544
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,444
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+3.9%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Archeology
All federal (full-time)

What shapes archeology pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (570 employees, median $84,638). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (544 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Washington ($95,551) and lowest in Utah ($84,638), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 22% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Archeology pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Archeology pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 222 $67,896 $65,838–$73,999
GS-11 570 $84,638 $79,658–$92,107
GS-12 430 $105,829 $99,166–$112,588
GS-13 143 $129,111 $120,629–$138,024

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Archeology pay by agency

Archeology pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 544 $89,618 $79,658–$103,618
Department of Agriculture 529 $86,453 $74,961–$99,738
Department of Energy 36 $121,785 $109,222–$133,964

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Archeology pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Archeology pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 153 $92,866 $76,755–$105,443
Oregon 99 $84,638 $77,168–$101,443
New Mexico 84 $87,128 $79,190–$98,459
Colorado 71 $89,618 $82,148–$109,780
Arizona 65 $84,638 $74,678–$92,395
Utah 54 $84,638 $77,168–$98,459
Nevada 48 $86,453 $77,996–$97,990
Wyoming 47 $87,128 $82,148–$97,087
Idaho 46 $84,638 $77,168–$97,087
Alaska 45 $92,885 $76,770–$111,328

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +3.9% from $86,259 in September 2025 to $89,618 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,645 to 1,444 (−12.2%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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