First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary in Alaska

The median for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Alaska is $77,960 a year, somewhat above the national $74,450 (+5%); the state ranks 15th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers earn 28% more than the median across all occupations in Alaska ($61,000). Alaska employs 1,110 first-line supervisors of production and operating workers, 3.42 per 1,000 jobs, the 49th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.79 means it is less common in Alaska than nationally.

Alaska vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Alaska and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
AlaskaHourly$20.30$24.97$37.48$51.52$61.54$39.471,1103.420.79
Annual$42,220$51,930$77,960$107,150$128,010$82,100
United StatesHourly$22.66$28.19$35.79$44.08$52.28$36.83673,430––
Annual$47,130$58,630$74,450$91,680$108,750$76,600
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $42,220$42,22025th25th: $51,930$51,930MedianMedian: $77,960$77,96075th75th: $107,150$107,15090th90th: $128,010$128,010US median
Alaska annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
15th of 51 states
Rank by employment
49th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.79
Jobs per 1,000
3.42

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Alaska's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Alaska

2 metropolitan areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area touching Alaska publish a row for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Fairbanks-College, AK$41.18$85,650$56,800$128,090702.010.46
Anchorage, AK$35.68$74,210$46,620$120,3103702.080.48
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$38.18$79,410$39,600$128,8706706.141.42

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (every state ranked) and the Alaska wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Alaska estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.