Salaries in Alaska: pay for 528 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Alaska had a median pay of $61,000 a year ($29.33 an hour) in May 2025, with 325,570 jobs counted. That is 20% above the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$83,460	$40.13	2,190
Administrative Services Managers	$106,400	$51.15	1,020
Advertising Sales Agents	$43,840	$21.08	230
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$105,780	$50.85	40
Aerospace Engineers	$101,710	$48.90	100
Air Traffic Controllers	$123,950	$59.59	490
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$58,230	$27.99	130
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$91,150	$43.82	1,470
Aircraft Service Attendants	$46,760	$22.48	300
Airfield Operations Specialists	$71,510	$34.38	160
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$232,140	not published	1,350
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$45,680	$21.96	340
Anesthesiologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	120
Animal Caretakers	$36,640	$17.61	550
Animal Control Workers	$63,340	$30.45	30
Animal Trainers	$34,900	$16.78	50
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$89,810	$43.18	130
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,700	not published	40
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$108,730	$52.27	210
Architectural and Civil Drafters	not published	not published	220
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,260	$78.97	900
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,700	not published	80
Art Directors	$75,200	$36.16	40
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$63,080	$30.33	40
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$94,380	$45.38	not published
Audio and Video Technicians	$62,060	$29.84	70
Audiologists	$114,170	$54.89	not published
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$61,680	$29.65	270
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$52,260	$25.12	40
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$60,840	$29.25	1,420
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$41,590	$19.99	280
Avionics Technicians	$94,810	$45.58	50
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$32,150	$15.46	70
Bailiffs	$90,600	$43.56	60
Bakers	$39,710	$19.09	430
Bartenders	$30,460	$14.65	2,280
Bicycle Repairers	$42,330	$20.35	not published
Bill and Account Collectors	$60,810	$29.24	310
Billing and Posting Clerks	$52,170	$25.08	370
Biological Scientists, All Other	$106,870	$51.38	370
Biological Technicians	$56,470	$27.15	410
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$56,430	$27.13	4,580
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,790	$21.53	80
Budget Analysts	$94,740	$45.55	220
Bus Drivers, School	$54,200	$26.06	790
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$64,150	$30.84	250
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$75,580	$36.34	860
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$94,740	$45.55	2,020
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$168,930	not published	130
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,450	$24.26	230
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$83,460	$40.13	890
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	not published	not published	30
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$83,620	$40.20	50
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$88,230	$42.42	710
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$79,040	$38.00	160
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,310	$37.17	1,120
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$78,130	not published	170
Cargo and Freight Agents	$52,070	$25.03	580
Carpenters	$73,860	$35.51	2,560
Carpet Installers	$76,790	$36.92	70
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$89,170	$42.87	60
Cashiers	$36,130	$17.37	5,810
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$92,960	$44.69	240
Chefs and Head Cooks	$52,190	$25.09	680
Chemical Engineers	$106,080	$51.00	not published
Chemical Technicians	$79,380	$38.17	100
Chemists	$106,010	$50.96	60
Chief Executives	$166,710	$80.15	640
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$62,630	$30.11	1,260
Childcare Workers	$36,200	$17.40	1,340
Chiropractors	$103,500	$49.76	90
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,990	$34.13	230
Civil Engineers	$114,730	$55.16	1,670
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$87,670	$42.15	220
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$40,210	$19.33	620
Clergy	$55,780	$26.82	150
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$60,950	$29.31	680
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$124,270	$59.75	40
Coaches and Scouts	$41,170	not published	350
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$69,910	$33.61	140
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$52,040	$25.02	60
Commercial Pilots	$100,120	not published	1,000
Community Health Workers	$52,000	$25.00	400
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$56,730	$27.27	270
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$122,490	$58.89	30
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$79,160	$38.06	180
Compliance Officers	$76,430	$36.75	920
Computer Network Architects	$119,720	$57.56	120
Computer Network Support Specialists	$86,110	$41.40	300
Computer Occupations, All Other	$105,960	$50.94	710
Computer Programmers	$91,700	$44.09	530
Computer Systems Analysts	$88,520	$42.56	420
Computer User Support Specialists	$63,110	$30.34	950
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,490	$64.18	970
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$46,680	$22.44	170
Conservation Scientists	$79,260	$38.10	290
Construction Laborers	$58,060	$27.91	3,690
Construction Managers	$139,190	$66.92	1,720
Construction and Building Inspectors	$102,410	$49.24	270
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$109,450	$52.62	30
Cooks, Fast Food	$33,960	$16.33	2,250
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$48,580	$23.36	1,430
Cooks, Restaurant	$40,140	$19.30	2,350
Cooks, Short Order	$37,780	$18.16	330
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$71,360	$34.31	850
Cost Estimators	$97,020	$46.65	220
Counselors, All Other	$45,060	$21.67	70
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,450	$20.89	660
Couriers and Messengers	$41,720	$20.06	160
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$54,270	$26.09	650
Craft Artists	$41,600	$20.00	not published
Crane and Tower Operators	$92,490	$44.47	50
Credit Analysts	$81,340	$39.11	40
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$68,730	$33.04	60
Curators	$63,880	$30.71	90
Customer Service Representatives	$45,150	$21.71	2,410
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,240	$22.23	30
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,010	$23.56	80
Data Entry Keyers	$40,700	$19.57	160
Data Scientists	$84,110	$40.44	230
Database Administrators	$108,810	$52.31	90
Database Architects	$112,500	$54.09	70
Dental Assistants	$57,710	$27.74	1,140
Dental Hygienists	$132,690	$63.79	790
Dentists, General	$230,990	$111.05	310
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$78,050	$37.53	170
Desktop Publishers	not published	not published	90
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$114,940	$55.26	140
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$105,670	$50.81	140
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$87,980	$42.30	130
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,040	$13.00	860
Dishwashers	$33,890	$16.29	1,300
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,730	$27.28	570
Driver/Sales Workers	$48,420	$23.28	1,270
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$73,690	$35.43	100
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$80,040	$38.48	290
Economists	$111,040	$53.39	80
Editors	$63,630	$30.59	60
Education Administrators, All Other	$101,970	$49.02	360
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$125,520	not published	890
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$103,080	$49.56	80
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$75,540	$36.32	60
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$56,470	$27.15	90
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$82,900	$39.86	540
Electrical Engineers	$125,970	$60.56	350
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,470	$44.46	490
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$92,760	$44.60	230
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	not published	not published	80
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$96,390	$46.34	160
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$125,260	$60.22	80
Electricians	$89,440	$43.00	1,870
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$80,290	$38.60	40
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$106,810	$51.35	180
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,260	not published	3,500
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$61,840	$29.73	400
Emergency Management Directors	$101,850	$48.97	120
Emergency Medical Technicians	$57,440	$27.61	310
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$452,620	$217.61	190
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,600	not published	40
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$89,810	$43.18	380
Engineers, All Other	$142,390	$68.46	200
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,770	not published	90
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$70,700	$33.99	120
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,860	$37.43	40
Environmental Engineers	$110,220	$52.99	260
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$55,220	$26.55	440
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$91,960	$44.21	860
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$74,680	$35.90	140
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$66,210	$31.83	1,320
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$46,210	$22.22	800
Facilities Managers	$113,510	$54.57	870
Family Medicine Physicians	$323,490	$155.52	760
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,780	$17.68	120
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$50,450	$24.26	40
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$33,280	$16.00	5,900
Fence Erectors	$64,600	$31.06	40
File Clerks	$49,910	$24.00	150
Film and Video Editors	$38,800	$18.65	30
Financial Clerks, All Other	$55,300	$26.59	30
Financial Examiners	$90,530	$43.52	50
Financial Managers	$127,030	$61.07	2,020
Financial Risk Specialists	$85,370	$41.04	50
Financial Specialists, All Other	$77,070	$37.05	130
Financial and Investment Analysts	$102,240	$49.16	190
Firefighters	$58,830	$28.28	1,040
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$102,140	$49.10	2,690
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$98,420	$47.32	300
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$54,530	$26.22	490
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$92,760	$44.60	310
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,570	$22.39	2,390
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$76,340	$36.70	90
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$56,690	$27.26	600
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$67,760	$32.58	150
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$98,110	$47.17	2,720
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$83,900	$40.34	540
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$69,840	$33.58	5,690
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,380	$23.74	330
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$137,320	$66.02	320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,960	$37.48	1,110
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$89,170	$42.87	130
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$57,080	$27.44	3,030
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$73,500	$35.34	260
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$64,420	$30.97	1,830
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$92,860	$44.64	70
Floral Designers	$48,130	$23.14	80
Food Batchmakers	$39,030	$18.77	100
Food Preparation Workers	$35,720	$17.17	2,800
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$38,090	$18.31	430
Food Service Managers	$82,030	$39.44	380
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$55,280	$26.58	30
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,490	not published	80
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$68,160	$32.77	500
Foresters	$87,210	$41.93	80
Fundraisers	$62,750	$30.17	290
Fundraising Managers	$103,090	$49.56	110
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$38,730	$18.62	700
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$106,440	$51.17	60
Gas Plant Operators	not published	not published	220
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$366,080	$176.00	110
General and Operations Managers	$116,630	$56.07	6,020
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$76,090	$36.58	70
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$107,410	$51.64	430
Glaziers	$63,000	$30.29	270
Graphic Designers	$62,570	$30.08	180
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$52,700	$25.34	130
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$32,150	$15.46	330
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$60,320	$29.00	140
Health Education Specialists	$71,940	$34.59	310
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$71,100	$34.18	70
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,890	not published	not published
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$54,070	$26.00	810
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$102,690	$49.37	110
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$110,220	$52.99	70
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$68,610	$32.99	70
Healthcare Social Workers	$62,000	$29.81	480
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$61,300	$29.47	120
Hearing Aid Specialists	$75,300	$36.20	30
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$77,430	$37.23	610
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$70,100	$33.70	3,420
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$45,860	$22.05	90
Helpers--Carpenters	$39,210	$18.85	90
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$48,820	$23.47	80
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$45,740	$21.99	550
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$47,290	$22.74	100
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,530	$20.45	280
Highway Maintenance Workers	$54,090	$26.01	50
Home Appliance Repairers	$63,950	$30.74	100
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$39,740	$19.11	6,530
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$30,210	$14.52	740
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$37,500	$18.03	820
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$56,510	$27.17	260
Human Resources Managers	$129,570	$62.29	610
Human Resources Specialists	$76,990	$37.02	1,420
Hydrologists	$108,660	$52.24	60
Industrial Engineers	$156,510	$75.25	220
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$77,390	$37.21	860
Industrial Production Managers	$113,280	$54.46	410
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$54,190	$26.05	410
Information Security Analysts	$114,990	$55.28	300
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$48,630	$23.38	710
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$78,150	$37.57	300
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$75,360	$36.23	100
Instructional Coordinators	$72,320	$34.77	550
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$56,470	$27.15	170
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$84,410	$40.58	40
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,740	$23.44	40
Insurance Sales Agents	$50,500	$24.28	540
Insurance Underwriters	$81,620	$39.24	100
Interior Designers	$63,320	$30.44	40
Interpreters and Translators	not published	not published	150
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$47,630	$22.90	80
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,510	$19.48	5,200
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$183,310	$88.13	140
Judicial Law Clerks	$67,580	$32.49	140
Labor Relations Specialists	$77,870	$37.44	380
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,510	$21.40	4,250
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$47,690	$22.93	1,080
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,050	$17.33	750
Lawyers	$149,940	$72.09	1,120
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$61,280	$29.46	660
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$85,000	$40.87	110
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$78,810	$37.89	350
Library Assistants, Clerical	$44,800	$21.54	180
Library Technicians	$46,940	$22.57	220
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$80,800	$38.85	290
Life Scientists, All Other	$82,220	$39.53	40
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$70,700	$33.99	170
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$34,540	$16.61	340
Light Truck Drivers	$57,190	$27.50	1,790
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$93,130	$44.77	50
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$51,470	$24.75	330
Loan Officers	$72,800	$35.00	490
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$26,350	$12.67	150
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$58,390	$28.07	80
Lodging Managers	$80,060	$38.49	not published
Logisticians	$87,280	$41.96	530
Machinists	$77,670	$37.34	120
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$120,610	$57.99	100
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,370	$17.97	2,440
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	not published	not published	130
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$61,290	$29.47	40
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$60,270	$28.97	4,590
Management Analysts	$100,190	$48.17	460
Managers, All Other	$127,950	$61.51	1,740
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$47,890	$23.02	180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$66,710	$32.07	570
Marketing Managers	$116,270	$55.90	240
Marriage and Family Therapists	$60,010	$28.85	60
Massage Therapists	$134,930	$64.87	570
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$48,150	$23.15	90
Materials Engineers	$123,360	$59.31	70
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$78,580	$37.78	90
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,180	$17.88	970
Mechanical Door Repairers	$103,550	$49.79	not published
Mechanical Drafters	not published	not published	50
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	not published	not published	70
Mechanical Engineers	$124,340	$59.78	380
Medical Assistants	$52,560	$25.27	2,140
Medical Equipment Preparers	$49,920	$24.00	220
Medical Equipment Repairers	$78,570	$37.77	160
Medical Records Specialists	$61,090	$29.37	1,070
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$104,930	$50.45	260
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,870	$23.02	2,520
Medical Transcriptionists	$48,360	$23.25	110
Medical and Health Services Managers	$132,240	$63.58	1,640
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$54,990	$26.44	150
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$56,710	$27.26	250
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$46,530	$22.37	540
Meter Readers, Utilities	$62,690	$30.14	40
Microbiologists	$76,320	$36.69	30
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,940	not published	1,150
Millwrights	$76,940	$36.99	300
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$124,630	$59.92	300
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$49,390	$23.75	220
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$46,730	$22.47	not published
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,740	$23.92	60
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$82,670	$39.75	1,430
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$74,710	$35.92	100
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,520	$34.86	160
Motorcycle Mechanics	$45,500	$21.88	220
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$60,840	$29.25	60
Music Directors and Composers	not published	not published	60
Natural Sciences Managers	$130,590	$62.79	710
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$97,500	$46.87	920
Neurologists	$354,760	$170.56	100
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$43,820	$21.07	90
Nurse Anesthetists	$341,210	$164.04	90
Nurse Midwives	$133,430	$64.15	60
Nurse Practitioners	$155,170	$74.60	710
Nursing Assistants	$46,370	$22.29	2,060
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,650	not published	not published
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$421,450	$202.62	50
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$99,270	$47.73	370
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$80,760	$38.83	140
Occupational Therapists	$103,680	$49.85	410
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$53,530	$25.74	60
Office Clerks, General	$51,890	$24.95	3,440
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$56,010	$26.93	70
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$57,840	$27.81	430
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$77,810	$37.41	3,050
Operations Research Analysts	$88,750	$42.67	70
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$49,970	$24.02	90
Opticians, Dispensing	$58,250	$28.01	90
Optometrists	$170,310	$81.88	60
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	40
Order Clerks	$37,590	$18.07	70
Orderlies	$39,410	$18.95	70
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	30
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$60,190	$28.94	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,730	$18.62	260
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$41,670	$20.04	560
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$60,980	$29.32	440
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$68,700	$33.03	570
Paramedics	$71,860	$34.55	310
Parking Attendants	$36,580	$17.59	90
Parts Salespersons	$46,130	$22.18	710
Passenger Attendants	$54,290	$26.10	220
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$83,520	$40.15	80
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$62,210	$29.91	360
Pediatricians, General	$267,390	$128.55	60
Personal Financial Advisors	$78,690	$37.83	not published
Pest Control Workers	$46,900	$22.55	40
Petroleum Engineers	$206,290	$99.18	280
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$124,530	$59.87	370
Pharmacists	$167,310	$80.44	560
Pharmacy Technicians	$52,640	$25.31	800
Phlebotomists	$45,900	$22.07	210
Photographers	$39,190	$18.84	50
Physical Scientists, All Other	$120,240	$57.81	140
Physical Therapist Aides	$55,760	$26.81	110
Physical Therapist Assistants	$77,640	$37.33	110
Physical Therapists	$115,280	$55.43	680
Physician Assistants	$150,700	$72.45	700
Physicians, All Other	$355,100	$170.72	270
Pile Driver Operators	$78,080	$37.54	190
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$93,920	$45.15	1,200
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$99,130	$47.66	1,260
Postal Service Clerks	$57,820	$27.80	410
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	$28.79	450
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$55,350	$26.61	230
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$59,340	$28.53	170
Power Plant Operators	$88,870	$42.73	650
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$113,670	$54.65	80
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$46,130	$22.18	520
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$57,200	$27.50	30
Printing Press Operators	$46,460	$22.34	170
Private Detectives and Investigators	$53,440	$25.69	70
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$77,000	$37.02	480
Procurement Clerks	$54,100	$26.01	230
Producers and Directors	$54,060	$25.99	160
Production Workers, All Other	$43,560	$20.94	100
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$62,590	$30.09	380
Project Management Specialists	$99,580	$47.88	1,950
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$80,330	$38.62	200
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$76,800	$36.93	450
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$56,120	$26.98	400
Psychiatric Aides	$49,300	$23.70	190
Psychiatric Technicians	$51,650	$24.83	340
Psychiatrists	$342,170	$164.51	50
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,040	not published	70
Public Relations Managers	$120,920	$58.13	380
Public Relations Specialists	$70,050	$33.68	640
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$66,660	$32.05	390
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$80,210	$38.56	120
Purchasing Managers	$114,650	$55.12	140
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$79,050	$38.01	50
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$98,920	$47.56	370
Real Estate Brokers	$65,820	$31.64	100
Real Estate Sales Agents	$89,170	$42.87	170
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,720	$21.50	1,530
Recreation Workers	$37,510	$18.03	630
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,330	not published	60
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$54,410	$26.16	120
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$45,740	$21.99	250
Registered Nurses	$109,480	$52.64	7,510
Rehabilitation Counselors	$61,590	$29.61	130
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$61,480	$29.56	not published
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$45,870	$22.05	1,000
Residential Advisors	$46,180	$22.20	380
Respiratory Therapists	$97,950	$47.09	180
Retail Salespersons	$37,290	$17.93	7,890
Riggers	$58,010	$27.89	40
Roofers	$66,750	$32.09	310
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$85,470	$41.09	130
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$60,810	$29.23	430
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$63,130	$30.35	480
Sales Engineers	$71,080	$34.18	not published
Sales Managers	$98,860	$47.53	850
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$69,610	$33.47	900
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$56,830	$27.32	910
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$77,080	$37.06	440
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$52,680	$25.33	100
School Bus Monitors	$33,990	$16.34	260
School Psychologists	$94,460	$45.42	120
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,650	not published	2,790
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,530	$23.33	5,390
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$76,360	$36.71	260
Security Guards	$47,480	$22.83	2,100
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$79,870	$38.40	110
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$47,710	$22.94	190
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,000	$23.08	100
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$57,720	$27.75	280
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$106,480	$51.19	1,090
Sewing Machine Operators	$43,850	$21.08	40
Sheet Metal Workers	$94,600	$45.48	240
Ship Engineers	$88,190	$42.40	420
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,900	$23.03	890
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,800	$19.14	960
Skincare Specialists	$41,240	$19.83	120
Social Science Research Assistants	$62,230	$29.92	40
Social Workers, All Other	$61,220	$29.44	330
Social and Community Service Managers	$98,370	$47.29	830
Social and Human Service Assistants	$47,360	$22.77	1,370
Sociologists	$108,170	$52.01	40
Software Developers	not published	not published	530
Soil and Plant Scientists	$100,320	$48.23	30
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$80,230	not published	320
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$81,000	not published	200
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$80,390	not published	110
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$80,580	not published	590
Speech-Language Pathologists	$102,670	$49.36	340
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$88,330	$42.47	90
Statisticians	not published	not published	80
Stockers and Order Fillers	$40,310	$19.38	6,770
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$76,970	$37.01	120
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$63,420	$30.49	70
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$80,770	$38.83	1,290
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$66,920	$32.17	1,420
Surgeons, All Other	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	60
Surgical Assistants	$61,210	$29.43	60
Surgical Technologists	$80,380	$38.65	310
Survey Researchers	$70,560	$33.93	40
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$76,970	$37.01	300
Surveyors	$99,550	$47.86	250
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,690	$18.12	not published
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$94,630	$45.50	60
Tax Preparers	$62,360	$29.98	70
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$76,000	not published	150
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$37,190	not published	3,810
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$35,790	not published	70
Technical Writers	$83,200	$40.00	130
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$95,850	$46.08	520
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$97,450	$46.85	390
Tellers	$46,770	$22.49	1,020
Tire Repairers and Changers	$43,330	$20.83	450
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$75,960	$36.52	100
Tour and Travel Guides	$44,210	$21.25	1,660
Training and Development Managers	$105,430	$50.69	80
Training and Development Specialists	$81,860	$39.36	530
Transportation Inspectors	$123,120	$59.19	170
Transportation Security Screeners	$71,390	$34.32	440
Transportation Workers, All Other	$42,360	$20.37	190
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,080	$49.56	not published
Travel Agents	$47,650	$22.91	190
Tutors	$45,990	$22.11	550
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$106,840	$51.36	70
Urban and Regional Planners	$93,860	$45.13	230
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$34,680	$16.68	180
Veterinarians	not published	not published	160
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,490	$17.54	130
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,480	$22.35	380
Waiters and Waitresses	$26,310	$12.65	3,830
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$60,160	$28.92	750
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$71,300	$34.28	30
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,760	$22.00	30
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$80,840	$38.87	790
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,700	$30.14	50
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$90,370	$43.45	650

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Alaska

By median pay, Alaska is number 4 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $34,930 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $128,720. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $43,470 to $92,910. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $74,720, 22% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 325,570 jobs counted here are 0.2% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Alaska are Office and Administrative Support (39,560 jobs, 12%), Transportation and Material Moving (29,580 jobs, 9%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (27,570 jobs, 9%) and Management (24,560 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Gambling Service Workers, All Other (23.7 times the national share), Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists (17.2 times the national share) and Tour and Travel Guides (14.8 times the national share). The table on this page lists 528 occupations; for 17 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 78 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 60 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 10 pay less and 8 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas ($106,480 here, $58,160 nationally), Substitute Teachers, Short-Term ($66,920 here, $41,670 nationally) and Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($93,920 here, $63,800 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Waiters and Waitresses ($26,310 here, $35,230 nationally), Financial Managers ($127,030 here, $166,570 nationally) and Commercial Pilots ($100,120 here, $123,220 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Alaska

What is the median salary in Alaska?

The median pay of all employees in Alaska was $61,000 a year ($29.33 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Alaska?

Retail Salespersons, with 7,890 jobs and a median pay of $37,290 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Alaska?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Emergency Medicine Physicians ($452,620), Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($421,450) and General Internal Medicine Physicians ($366,080). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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