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Salaries in Fairbanks, AK

32K residents · Fairbanks-College, AK metro area

Fairbanks, AK is part of the Fairbanks-College, 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 Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks

Pharmacists$173,340Physician Assistants$164,910Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,570Chief Executives$150,930Nurse Practitioners$144,300First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$137,880Construction Managers$137,470Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,980Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$133,220Dental Hygienists$131,860Medical and Health Services Managers$131,310Massage Therapists$130,590

Most common jobs in Fairbanks

OccupationMedian annualEmployment
Retail Salespersons$37,5501.0K
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,850840
Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,170800
Cashiers$37,340670
General and Operations Managers$114,990630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,860630
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$42,550590
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$76,560590
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,620540
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$43,420500
Waiters and Waitresses$26,530490
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,320470
Office Clerks, General$49,410430
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$82,390430
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$59,660400
Food Preparation Workers$34,530390
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$62,520380
Cooks, Fast Food$37,010370
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$94,740360
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$98,110340
Construction Laborers$60,990330
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$103,570330
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,540310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,160290
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,340290
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,820280
Cooks, Restaurant$40,150280
Carpenters$84,970280
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$61,060270
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,090260

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