18th September 2005, 01:33 PM
In the early 1990s James Drummond Murray and I produced a survey for the IFA called OutWage looking at archaeological salaries. I have been collating data for a 2005/06 update of that survey.
I realise that wages don't mean everything in archaeology, but folk might be interested in seeing how wages for the lowest grade archaeologist/technician posts compare. These figures are collated from BAJR ads in the last 7 months. Where annual salaries are stated in the ad I have divided by 365 and multiplied by 7 to get a 'weekly' wage. Absence of a unit from this list only means I have no up to date info for the last 7 months or they have not advertised for the grade. (or that I may have missed the ad). I am happy to accept any updates to the data, particularly regarding the 4 or 5 'big' units who are obviously missing at present. (kevinwool@yahoo.com)
1 Environment Agency 370pw
2 CGMS Consulting 345pw
3 English Heritage 314pw
4 Exeter 309pw
5 UCL Field Unit 308pw
6 Molas 298pw
7 AOC (London) 291pw
8 Surrey 289pw
9 Chester 288pw
10 ASAC Ltd 285pw
11 Network (Bucks) 280pw
12=Headland (Eire) 279pw
12=Warwickshire 279pw
14 Norfolk 275pw
15=Gloucestershire 271pw
15=ACS (Eire) 271pw
15=IAC (Eire) 271pw
18 APS 268pw
19 Cotswold 265pw
20=Gwynedd 263pw
20=Cambridgeshire (county) 263pw
20=Bristol and Region 263pw
20=Oxford 263pw
20=Albion Archaeology 263pw
25 Northants 262pw
26=Gifford 259pw
26=Marches Archaeology 259pw
28=Headland (Scotland) 258pw
28=Archaeological Solutions 258pw
28=AC Archaeology 258pw
28=Cambria Archaeology 258pw
28=Essex 258pw
28=WYAS 258pw
28=Worcester 258pw
28=Tyne and Wear 258pw
28=LP Archaeology 258pw
37 Archaeological Inv'gns 257pw
38=AOC (Scotland) 254pw
38=Cambridge (City) 254pw
I realise that wages don't mean everything in archaeology, but folk might be interested in seeing how wages for the lowest grade archaeologist/technician posts compare. These figures are collated from BAJR ads in the last 7 months. Where annual salaries are stated in the ad I have divided by 365 and multiplied by 7 to get a 'weekly' wage. Absence of a unit from this list only means I have no up to date info for the last 7 months or they have not advertised for the grade. (or that I may have missed the ad). I am happy to accept any updates to the data, particularly regarding the 4 or 5 'big' units who are obviously missing at present. (kevinwool@yahoo.com)
1 Environment Agency 370pw
2 CGMS Consulting 345pw
3 English Heritage 314pw
4 Exeter 309pw
5 UCL Field Unit 308pw
6 Molas 298pw
7 AOC (London) 291pw
8 Surrey 289pw
9 Chester 288pw
10 ASAC Ltd 285pw
11 Network (Bucks) 280pw
12=Headland (Eire) 279pw
12=Warwickshire 279pw
14 Norfolk 275pw
15=Gloucestershire 271pw
15=ACS (Eire) 271pw
15=IAC (Eire) 271pw
18 APS 268pw
19 Cotswold 265pw
20=Gwynedd 263pw
20=Cambridgeshire (county) 263pw
20=Bristol and Region 263pw
20=Oxford 263pw
20=Albion Archaeology 263pw
25 Northants 262pw
26=Gifford 259pw
26=Marches Archaeology 259pw
28=Headland (Scotland) 258pw
28=Archaeological Solutions 258pw
28=AC Archaeology 258pw
28=Cambria Archaeology 258pw
28=Essex 258pw
28=WYAS 258pw
28=Worcester 258pw
28=Tyne and Wear 258pw
28=LP Archaeology 258pw
37 Archaeological Inv'gns 257pw
38=AOC (Scotland) 254pw
38=Cambridge (City) 254pw