Alaska
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$67,030
Median Annual Wage
+22% since 2014
300,760
Total Workers
519
Occupations Tracked
Alaska is a State with 519 tracked occupations and an estimated 300,760 total workers. Wages grew an average of 26.3% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dentists, General | $230,830 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $226,490 |
| Petroleum Engineers | $200,750 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $168,880 |
| Chief Executives | $168,680 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $168,040 |
| Optometrists | $165,830 |
| Pharmacists | $163,200 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $152,290 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $147,190 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+26.3%
avg wage growth since 2014
-3.4%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+195.5%
$48,130 → $142,230
|
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other Sales and Related Occupations |
+123.0%
$32,670 → $72,840
|
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+116.8%
$49,010 → $106,250
|
| Food Batchmakers Production Occupations |
+115.4%
$20,540 → $44,250
|
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Production Occupations |
+95.9%
$18,900 → $37,020
|
Most Jobs Added
| Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations |
+400.0%
70 → 400
|
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+400.0%
150 → 880
|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+400.0%
60 → 300
|
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+300.0%
40 → 190
|
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+300.0%
150 → 610
|
Wage Declines
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
-38.5%
$55,990 → $34,410
|
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-32.5%
$67,220 → $45,390
|
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-25.1%
$53,880 → $40,330
|
| Helpers--Extraction Workers Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-21.7%
$62,390 → $48,860
|
| Therapists, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-20.8%
$135,210 → $107,070
|
Wage Trends in Alaska
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $67,030 |
| 2023 | $64,055 |
| 2022 | $61,740 |
| 2021 | $60,685 |
| 2020 | $59,905 |
| 2019 | $57,615 |
| 2018 | $57,160 |
| 2017 | $56,970 |
| 2016 | $57,095 |
| 2015 | $55,450 |
| 2014 | $54,910 |
Metro Areas in Alaska
BLS tracks 2 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.