Salaries in Anchorage, AK
286K residents · Anchorage, AK metro area
Anchorage, AK is part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Anchorage, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Alaska is $61,000. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Anchorage and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Anchorage
Emergency Medicine Physicians$472,140General Internal Medicine Physicians$366,650Neurologists$354,760Physicians, All Other$353,870Psychiatrists$342,170Family Medicine Physicians$299,340Pediatricians, General$251,830Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,240Dentists, General$228,030Petroleum Engineers$212,240Chief Executives$183,110Industrial Engineers$171,910
Most common jobs in Anchorage
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$39,140
- Retail Salespersons$37,520
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,280
- General and Operations Managers$120,030
- Registered Nurses$115,290
- Cashiers$36,350
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,510
- Stockers and Order Fillers$40,310
- Customer Service Representatives$44,560
- Office Clerks, General$53,550
- Waiters and Waitresses$26,080
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,510