Median pay · Alaska
$61,000A year, or $29 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $34,930 | $17 |
| 25th percentile | $43,470 | $21 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $61,000 | $29 |
| 75th percentile | $92,910 | $45 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $128,720 | $62 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $74,720 | $36 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in AlaskaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$61,000
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$29.33
- Take-home after federal and FICA tax$4,266 a month at an effective rate of 16.1%.$51,194 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Alaska sit at 102.4 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$59,594
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.19.7% above
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.325,570
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Alaska: common questions
What is the average salary in Alaska?
$74,720 a year, or $35.92 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Alaska for May 2025.
The median is lower, $61,000: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Alaska?
Anything over $61,000 pays more than half the jobs in Alaska. $92,910 puts you in the top quarter and $128,720 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $4,266 a month after federal and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Alaska?
By median pay: emergency medicine physicians ($452,620), obstetricians and gynecologists ($421,450), internal medicine physicians ($366,080), neurologists ($354,760) and psychiatrists ($342,170). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Alaska?
By number of jobs: retail salespersons ($37,290), registered nurses ($109,480), stockers or order fillers ($40,310), home health or personal care aides ($39,740) and general or operations managers ($116,630), with the median pay for each.