$30,000!  Wow!  I'll feel lucky if I'm making $25,000, but of course I'll
take it.  I don't see much choice, since I don't want to work anywhere
else!

Toni Preston
Museology Grad
U. of Wash.

On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Paula Johnson wrote:

> I used to work as an archaeologist and there has been a movement among the
> archys for some time to not accept less than X dollars an hour (depending on
> the region) in an effort to increase the pressure on archy firms.  The only
> thing is most of  these archy firms are on a contract to contract basis,
> rather than hiring people for a specific position.  It's a hard one to call,
> but I definately think someone with an MA should make more than $30,000/year
> (probably more like 35,000 to start).
>
> Paula Johnson
> Museology Grad Student
> Univ. of Washington
>