High paying business and finance jobs in Anchorage, AK

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Anchorage, AK. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Anchorage, AK run 5.4% above the national average (2024), so a Anchorage, AK salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Anchorage, AK · Employed

1Financial and Investment Analysts$113,010
Bachelor's degree
$73,870 – $292,960120
2Project Management Specialists$99,580
Bachelor's degree
$51,360 – $160,7301,270
3Budget Analysts$96,890
Bachelor's degree
$81,010 – $130,270100
4Management Analysts$96,120
Bachelor's degree
$48,920 – $143,150310
5Business Operations Specialists, All Other$94,740
Bachelor's degree
$65,890 – $135,0301,200
6Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$94,630
Bachelor's degree
$64,340 – $131,06060
7Logisticians$87,670
Bachelor's degree
$56,190 – $130,270280
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$87,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,200 – $132,200190
9Buyers and Purchasing Agents$86,380
Bachelor's degree
$61,290 – $134,640510
10Accountants and Auditors$82,150
Bachelor's degree
$59,550 – $123,4501,160
11Insurance Underwriters$81,620
Bachelor's degree
$47,120 – $106,99090
12Property Appraisers and Assessors$79,710
Bachelor's degree
$58,300 – $107,550130
13Training and Development Specialists$79,270
Bachelor's degree
$47,670 – $124,300320
14Financial Specialists, All Other$77,430
Bachelor's degree
$58,040 – $127,09080
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$76,550
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $110,03090
16Compliance Officers$76,290
Bachelor's degree
$47,290 – $125,280530
17Human Resources Specialists$75,850
Bachelor's degree
$46,480 – $116,340820
18Cost Estimators$75,460
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $161,350160
19Loan Officers$72,800
Bachelor's degree
$26,720 – $124,810370
20Fundraisers$68,980
Bachelor's degree
$52,310 – $93,520120
21Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$68,720
Bachelor's degree
$44,390 – $102,170380
22Labor Relations Specialists$61,940
Bachelor's degree
$49,870 – $127,880270
23Tax Preparers$56,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,340 – $116,17060
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$55,920
Bachelor's degree
$43,580 – $81,49080

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAnchorage, AK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$113,010	$73,870 – $292,960	120
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,580	$51,360 – $160,730	1,270
3	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,890	$81,010 – $130,270	100
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,120	$48,920 – $143,150	310
5	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$94,740	$65,890 – $135,030	1,200
6	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$94,630	$64,340 – $131,060	60
7	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$87,670	$56,190 – $130,270	280
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,670	$62,200 – $132,200	190
9	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$86,380	$61,290 – $134,640	510
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$82,150	$59,550 – $123,450	1,160
11	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$81,620	$47,120 – $106,990	90
12	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$79,710	$58,300 – $107,550	130
13	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,270	$47,670 – $124,300	320
14	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,430	$58,040 – $127,090	80
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,550	$49,990 – $110,030	90
16	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$76,290	$47,290 – $125,280	530
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,850	$46,480 – $116,340	820
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$75,460	$52,000 – $161,350	160
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$72,800	$26,720 – $124,810	370
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$68,980	$52,310 – $93,520	120
21	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,720	$44,390 – $102,170	380
22	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,940	$49,870 – $127,880	270
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,740	$40,340 – $116,170	60
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$55,920	$43,580 – $81,490	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Anchorage, AK. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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