Salaries in Alaska

Typical pay for 515 jobs in Alaska. The median for all workers is $61,000 a year ($29.33 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$61,000
Median hourly
$29.33
Workers
325,570
vs U.S. median
+20%

Highest paying jobs in Alaska

Most common jobs in Alaska

Metro areas in Alaska

Metro areaMedian pay, all jobsWorkers
Anchorage, AK$60,200177,050
Fairbanks-College, AK$61,81036,430

All 515 jobs by category

Management Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Services Manager$106,400$51.151,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,260$78.97900
Chief Executive$166,710$80.15640
Compensation and Benefits Managers$122,490$58.8930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$133,490$64.18970
Construction Manager$139,190$66.921,720
Education Administrators, All Other$101,970$49.02360
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$125,520—890
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$103,080$49.5680
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$75,540$36.3260
Emergency Management Director$101,850$48.97120
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$70,700$33.99120
Facilities Manager$113,510$54.57870
Financial Manager$127,030$61.072,020
Food Service Manager$82,030$39.44380
Fundraising Manager$103,090$49.56110
General and Operations Managers$116,630$56.076,020
Human Resources Manager$129,570$62.29610
Industrial Production Manager$113,280$54.46410
Lodging Manager$80,060$38.49n/a
Managers, All Other$127,950$61.511,740
Marketing Manager$116,270$55.90240
Medical and Health Services Managers$132,240$63.581,640
Natural Sciences Manager$130,590$62.79710
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$59,340$28.53170
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$76,800$36.93450
Public Relations Manager$120,920$58.13380
Purchasing Manager$114,650$55.12140
Sales Manager$98,860$47.53850
Social and Community Service Managers$98,370$47.29830
Training and Development Managers$105,430$50.6980
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$103,080$49.56n/a

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$183,310$88.13140
Judicial Law Clerk$67,580$32.49140
Lawyer$149,940$72.091,120
Legal Support Workers, All Other$85,000$40.87110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$68,700$33.03570
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$75,960$36.52100

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$101,700—40
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$81,700—80
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$168,930—130
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,310$37.171,120
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,130—170
Curator$63,880$30.7190
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$56,470$27.1590
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,260—3,500
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,600—40
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$82,770—90
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,490—80
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$73,890—n/a
Instructional Coordinator$72,320$34.77550
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,810$37.89350
Library Technician$46,940$22.57220
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,940—1,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators$60,840$29.2560
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$85,650—n/a
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,130$22.18520
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$79,040—70
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$58,330—60
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,650—2,790
Self-Enrichment Teacher$47,710$22.94190
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$80,230—320
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,000—200
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$80,390—110
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$80,580—590
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$66,920$32.171,420
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$76,000—150
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,190—3,810
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$35,790—70
Tutor$45,990$22.11550

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Art Director$75,200$36.1640
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$63,080$30.3340
Audio and Video Technicians$62,060$29.8470
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$44,790$21.5380
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$83,620$40.2050
Coaches and Scouts$41,170—350
Craft Artist$41,600$20.00n/a
Editor$63,630$30.5960
Film and Video Editors$38,800$18.6530
Floral Designer$48,130$23.1480
Graphic Designer$62,570$30.08180
Interior Designer$63,320$30.4440
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$46,530$22.37540
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$43,820$21.0790
Photographer$39,190$18.8450
Producers and Directors$54,060$25.99160
Public Relations Specialist$70,050$33.68640
Technical Writer$83,200$40.00130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$239,200+$115.00+120
Audiologist$114,170$54.89n/a
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,040$38.00160
Chiropractor$103,500$49.7690
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,950$29.31680
Dental Hygienist$132,690$63.79790
Dentists, General$230,990$111.05310
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$105,670$50.81140
Dietitians and Nutritionists$87,980$42.30130
Emergency Medical Technician$57,440$27.61310
Emergency Medicine Physician$452,620$217.61190
Family Medicine Physician$323,490$155.52760
General Internal Medicine Physician$366,080$176.00110
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$71,100$34.1870
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$54,070$26.00810
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$110,220$52.9970
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$68,610$32.9970
Hearing Aid Specialist$75,300$36.2030
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$80,800$38.85290
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$120,610$57.99100
Medical Records Specialist$61,090$29.371,070
Neurologist$354,760$170.56100
Nurse Anesthetist$341,210$164.0490
Nurse Midwife$133,430$64.1560
Nurse Practitioner$155,170$74.60710
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$421,450$202.6250
Occupational Therapist$103,680$49.85410
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$49,970$24.0290
Opticians, Dispensing$58,250$28.0190
Optometrist$170,310$81.8860
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$239,200+$115.00+40
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$239,200+$115.00+30
Paramedic$71,860$34.55310
Pediatricians, General$267,390$128.5560
Pharmacist$167,310$80.44560
Pharmacy Technician$52,640$25.31800
Physical Therapist$115,280$55.43680
Physician Assistant$150,700$72.45700
Physicians, All Other$355,100$170.72270
Psychiatric Technician$51,650$24.83340
Psychiatrist$342,170$164.5150
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$98,920$47.56370
Registered Nurse$109,480$52.647,510
Respiratory Therapist$97,950$47.09180
Speech-Language Pathologist$102,670$49.36340
Surgeons, All Other$239,200+$115.00+60
Surgical Assistant$61,210$29.4360
Surgical Technologist$80,380$38.65310
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,480$22.35380

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$57,710$27.741,140
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$61,300$29.47120
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$39,740$19.116,530
Massage Therapist$134,930$64.87570
Medical Assistant$52,560$25.272,140
Medical Equipment Preparer$49,920$24.00220
Medical Transcriptionist$48,360$23.25110
Nursing Assistant$46,370$22.292,060
Occupational Therapy Assistant$53,530$25.7460
Orderly$39,410$18.9570
Phlebotomist$45,900$22.07210
Physical Therapist Aide$55,760$26.81110
Physical Therapist Assistant$77,640$37.33110
Psychiatric Aide$49,300$23.70190
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,490$17.54130

Protective Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bartender$30,460$14.652,280
Chefs and Head Cooks$52,190$25.09680
Cooks, Fast Food$33,960$16.332,250
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$48,580$23.361,430
Cooks, Restaurant$40,140$19.302,350
Cooks, Short Order$37,780$18.16330
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,040$13.00860
Dishwasher$33,890$16.291,300
Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,280$16.005,900
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,570$22.392,390
Food Preparation Worker$35,720$17.172,800
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$38,090$18.31430
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$30,210$14.52740
Waiters and Waitresses$26,310$12.653,830

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$60,810$29.24310
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,170$25.08370
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$56,430$27.134,580
Cargo and Freight Agents$52,070$25.03580
Couriers and Messengers$41,720$20.06160
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$54,270$26.09650
Customer Service Representative$45,150$21.712,410
Data Entry Keyer$40,700$19.57160
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$56,730$27.28570
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$61,840$29.73400
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,210$31.831,320
File Clerk$49,910$24.00150
Financial Clerks, All Other$55,300$26.5930
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,840$33.585,690
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,500$18.03820
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$56,510$27.17260
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,630$23.38710
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,740$23.4440
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,630$22.9080
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,280$29.46660
Library Assistants, Clerical$44,800$21.54180
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,470$24.75330
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,870$23.022,520
Meter Readers, Utilities$62,690$30.1440
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$57,840$27.81430
Office Clerks, General$51,890$24.953,440
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$56,010$26.9370
Order Clerk$37,590$18.0770
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,210$29.91360
Postal Service Clerk$57,820$27.80410
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880$28.79450
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$55,350$26.61230
Procurement Clerk$54,100$26.01230
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$62,590$30.09380
Public Safety Telecommunicator$66,660$32.05390
Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,720$21.501,530
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,870$22.051,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,530$23.335,390
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,900$23.03890
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,690$18.12n/a
Teller$46,770$22.491,020
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,760$22.0030

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Carpenter$73,860$35.512,560
Carpet Installer$76,790$36.9270
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$92,960$44.69240
Construction and Building Inspectors$102,410$49.24270
Construction Laborer$58,060$27.913,690
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$78,050$37.53170
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$73,690$35.43100
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$80,040$38.48290
Electrician$89,440$43.001,870
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$74,680$35.90140
Fence Erector$64,600$31.0640
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$102,140$49.102,690
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$92,860$44.6470
Glazier$63,000$30.29270
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$60,320$29.00140
Helpers--Carpenters$39,210$18.8590
Helpers--Extraction Workers$48,820$23.4780
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$47,290$22.74100
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$45,860$22.0590
Highway Maintenance Worker$54,090$26.0150
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$56,470$27.15170
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$84,410$40.5840
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$93,130$44.7750
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$46,730$22.47n/a
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$77,810$37.413,050
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$60,980$29.32440
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$83,520$40.1580
Pile Driver Operator$78,080$37.54190
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$93,920$45.151,200
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$61,480$29.56n/a
Roofer$66,750$32.09310
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$85,470$41.09130
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$60,810$29.23430
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$57,720$27.75280
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$106,480$51.191,090
Sheet Metal Worker$94,600$45.48240
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$76,970$37.01120
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$106,840$51.3670

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$91,150$43.821,470
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$61,680$29.65270
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$52,260$25.1240
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,840$29.251,420
Avionics Technician$94,810$45.5850
Bicycle Repairer$42,330$20.35n/a
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$75,580$36.34860
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$52,040$25.0260
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,680$22.44170
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$109,450$52.6230
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$96,390$46.34160
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$125,260$60.2280
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,470$44.46490
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$98,110$47.172,720
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$77,430$37.23610
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,740$21.99550
Home Appliance Repairer$63,950$30.74100
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$77,390$37.21860
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$75,360$36.23100
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$58,390$28.0780
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$60,270$28.974,590
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,290$29.4740
Mechanical Door Repairer$103,550$49.79n/a
Medical Equipment Repairer$78,570$37.77160
Millwright$76,940$36.99300
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$82,670$39.751,430
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$72,520$34.86160
Motorcycle Mechanic$45,500$21.88220
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$60,190$28.9450
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$113,670$54.6580
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$79,050$38.0150
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$54,410$26.16120
Rigger$58,010$27.8940
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$79,870$38.40110
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$95,850$46.08520
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$97,450$46.85390
Tire Repairers and Changers$43,330$20.83450

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$39,710$19.09430
Butchers and Meat Cutters$50,450$24.26230
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$69,910$33.61140
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$68,730$33.0460
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,240$22.2330
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,010$23.5680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,960$37.481,110
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$55,280$26.5830
Food Batchmaker$39,030$18.77100
Helpers--Production Workers$42,530$20.45280
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$78,150$37.57300
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,050$17.33750
Machinist$77,670$37.34120
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,180$17.88970
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$49,390$23.75220
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,740$23.9260
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,730$18.62260
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$124,530$59.87370
Power Plant Operator$88,870$42.73650
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$57,200$27.5030
Printing Press Operator$46,460$22.34170
Production Workers, All Other$43,560$20.94100
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$52,680$25.33100
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,000$23.08100
Sewing Machine Operator$43,850$21.0840
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$88,330$42.4790
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$63,420$30.4970
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,160$28.92750
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$80,840$38.87790
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$62,700$30.1450

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Air Traffic Controller$123,950$59.59490
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$58,230$27.99130
Aircraft Service Attendant$46,760$22.48300
Airfield Operations Specialist$71,510$34.38160
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,140—1,350
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$41,590$19.99280
Bus Drivers, School$54,200$26.06790
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$64,150$30.84250
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$88,230$42.42710
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$40,210$19.33620
Commercial Pilot$100,120—1,000
Crane and Tower Operators$92,490$44.4750
Driver/Sales Worker$48,420$23.281,270
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$64,420$30.971,830
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$106,440$51.1760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$70,100$33.703,420
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$54,190$26.05410
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,510$21.404,250
Light Truck Driver$57,190$27.501,790
Material Moving Workers, All Other$48,150$23.1590
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$74,710$35.92100
Packers and Packagers, Hand$41,670$20.04560
Parking Attendant$36,580$17.5990
Passenger Attendant$54,290$26.10220
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$80,210$38.56120
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$45,740$21.99250
Sailors and Marine Oilers$63,130$30.35480
Ship Engineer$88,190$42.40420
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$39,800$19.14960
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,310$19.386,770
Transportation Inspector$123,120$59.19170
Transportation Workers, All Other$42,360$20.37190