Alaska
Across all occupations in Alaska, the median wage is $61,000 a year ($29.33 an hour) and the mean $74,720, May 2025. That median is +20% against the US median of $50,980. BLS counts 325,570 jobs in the state. The highest-paying occupation is emergency medicine physicians; the largest is retail salespersons.
All occupations: Alaska vs the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Alaska | Hourly | $16.79 | $20.90 | $29.33 | $44.67 | $61.89 | $35.92 | 325,570 |
| Annual | $34,930 | $43,470 | $61,000 | $92,910 | $128,720 | $74,720 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
Minimum wage in Alaska
The wage floor is a separate question from these survey figures. See the Alaska minimum wage page for the current rate, scheduled increases and tipped rules, verified against the U.S. Department of Labor.
20 highest-paying occupations in Alaska
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $452,620 | $217.61 | 190 |
| 2 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $421,450 | $202.62 | 50 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $366,080 | $176.00 | 110 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $355,100 | $170.72 | 270 |
| 5 | Neurologists | $354,760 | $170.56 | 100 |
| 6 | Psychiatrists | $342,170 | $164.51 | 50 |
| 7 | Nurse Anesthetists | $341,210 | $164.04 | 90 |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physicians | $323,490 | $155.52 | 760 |
| 9 | Pediatricians, General | $267,390 | $128.55 | 60 |
| 10 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $232,140 | * | 1,350 |
| 11 | Dentists, General | $230,990 | $111.05 | 310 |
| 12 | Petroleum Engineers | $206,290 | $99.18 | 280 |
| 13 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $183,310 | $88.13 | 140 |
| 14 | Optometrists | $170,310 | $81.88 | 60 |
| 15 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $168,930 | * | 130 |
| 16 | Pharmacists | $167,310 | $80.44 | 560 |
| 17 | Chief Executives | $166,710 | $80.15 | 640 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $164,260 | $78.97 | 900 |
| 19 | Industrial Engineers | $156,510 | $75.25 | 220 |
| 20 | Nurse Practitioners | $155,170 | $74.60 | 710 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Alaska
Occupation groups in Alaska
Metropolitan areas in Alaska
2 metropolitan areas touch Alaska, plus 1 nonmetropolitan area, with the all-occupations median of each. A linked metropolitan area has its own profile; nonmetropolitan areas appear here only.
| Area | Type | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | Metropolitan | $60,200 | $28.94 | 177,050 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | Metropolitan | $61,810 | $29.71 | 36,430 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $61,660 | $29.65 | 108,770 |
Occupation pages for Alaska
50 occupations have a dedicated Alaska page with the state's percentiles, its metro table and a comparison with neighbouring states.
- Accountants and Auditors $83,460
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $60,840
- Bartenders $30,460
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $56,430
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other $94,740
- Carpenters $73,860
- Cashiers $36,130
- Construction Laborers $58,060
- Cooks, Fast Food $33,960
- Cooks, Restaurant $40,140
- Customer Service Representatives $45,150
- Electricians $89,440
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $79,260
- Fast Food and Counter Workers $33,280
- Financial Managers $127,030
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $102,140
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $46,570
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,840
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $77,960
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $57,080
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $64,420
- Food Preparation Workers $35,720
- General and Operations Managers $116,630
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $70,100
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides $39,740
- Human Resources Specialists $76,990
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $40,510
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $44,510
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $47,690
- Lawyers $149,940
- Light Truck Drivers $57,190
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,370
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $60,270
- Managers, All Other $127,950
- Medical Assistants $52,560
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $47,870
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $78,940
- Nursing Assistants $46,370
- Office Clerks, General $51,890
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $99,130
- Project Management Specialists $99,580
- Receptionists and Information Clerks $44,720
- Registered Nurses $109,480
- Retail Salespersons $37,290
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $79,650
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $48,530
- Security Guards $47,480
- Stockers and Order Fillers $40,310
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $37,190
- Waiters and Waitresses $26,310
Take-home pay and benefits calculators for Alaska
FastCalc, a sister site, has these calculators for Alaska. Each takes your own figures; this site computes nothing.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Alaska estimates.
*- Wage estimate not available.
- 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.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in Alaska.