High paying jobs in Anchorage, AK

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Anchorage, AK. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

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

1Emergency Medicine Physicians$472,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,670 – $472,87070
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$366,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$173,140 – $556,19080
3Physicians, All Other$353,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$204,690 – $552,630170
4Family Medicine Physicians$299,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$170,390 – $394,740250
5Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,240
Bachelor's degree
$59,130 – $369,1501,270
6Dentists, General$228,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,190 – $320,440180
7Petroleum Engineers$212,240
Bachelor's degree
$135,370 – $277,360200
8Chief Executives$183,110
Bachelor's degree
$90,320 – $511,570290
9Industrial Engineers$171,910
Bachelor's degree
$107,490 – $218,900110
10Pharmacists$162,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,190 – $184,830360
11Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,800
Bachelor's degree
$113,790 – $236,490590
12First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$161,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$100,260 – $195,190110
13Air Traffic Controllers$160,970
Associate's degree
$86,570 – $213,530280
14Nurse Practitioners$157,430
Master's degree
$97,690 – $207,490410
15Lawyers$153,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,910 – $336,190780
16Physician Assistants$152,710
Master's degree
$106,060 – $199,810460
17Engineers, All Other$145,500
Bachelor's degree
$105,600 – $186,62090
18Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$141,080
Bachelor's degree
$67,090 – $295,35080
19Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,990
Bachelor's degree
$92,960 – $201,870550
20Construction Managers$137,980
Bachelor's degree
$96,310 – $228,330900
21Human Resources Managers$135,480
Bachelor's degree
$92,020 – $211,830320
22Natural Sciences Managers$134,010
Bachelor's degree
$96,750 – $183,840380
23Medical and Health Services Managers$133,620
Bachelor's degree
$81,630 – $308,170900
24Dental Hygienists$132,740
Associate's degree
$60,590 – $139,940490
25Managers, All Other$132,210
Bachelor's degree
$76,510 – $195,1901,000
26Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$131,210
Master's degree
$111,070 – $131,520360
27Transportation Inspectors$131,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$95,320 – $168,960110
28Physical Scientists, All Other$131,060
Bachelor's degree
$87,780 – $178,35090
29Industrial Production Managers$130,070
Bachelor's degree
$91,050 – $197,190110
30Financial Managers$129,220
Bachelor's degree
$85,780 – $209,5901,200
31Electrical Engineers$126,730
Bachelor's degree
$82,720 – $179,880220
32Detectives and Criminal Investigators$125,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,180 – $183,68090
33Veterinarians$124,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,030 – $471,360110
34Information Security Analysts$121,710
Bachelor's degree
$75,770 – $147,210220
35Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$121,660
Associate's degree
$96,180 – $126,63070
36Mechanical Engineers$121,610
Bachelor's degree
$76,660 – $166,530270
37General and Operations Managers$120,030
Bachelor's degree
$65,050 – $223,2303,290
38Computer Network Architects$119,720
Bachelor's degree
$94,900 – $162,04090
39Marketing Managers$118,770
Bachelor's degree
$79,640 – $196,800170
40Purchasing Managers$116,670
Bachelor's degree
$81,990 – $166,14080
41Facilities Managers$116,120
Bachelor's degree
$79,260 – $171,830380
42Registered Nurses$115,290
Bachelor's degree
$85,840 – $155,1504,990
43Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$115,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$80,240 – $132,370570
44Computer Occupations, All Other$113,190
Bachelor's degree
$69,700 – $149,340410
45Financial and Investment Analysts$113,010
Bachelor's degree
$73,870 – $292,960120
46Civil Engineers$112,740
Bachelor's degree
$78,940 – $159,3201,110
47Physical Therapists$112,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,330 – $133,300460
48Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$111,290
Bachelor's degree
$66,780 – $176,360170
49Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$110,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,100 – $162,510660
50Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$109,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,560 – $156,300140

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	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$472,140	$118,670 – $472,870	70
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$366,650	$173,140 – $556,190	80
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$353,870	$204,690 – $552,630	170
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$299,340	$170,390 – $394,740	250
5	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBachelor's degree	$232,240	$59,130 – $369,150	1,270
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$228,030	$124,190 – $320,440	180
7	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$212,240	$135,370 – $277,360	200
8	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$183,110	$90,320 – $511,570	290
9	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$171,910	$107,490 – $218,900	110
10	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$162,980	$106,190 – $184,830	360
11	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,800	$113,790 – $236,490	590
12	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$161,100	$100,260 – $195,190	110
13	Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree	$160,970	$86,570 – $213,530	280
14	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$157,430	$97,690 – $207,490	410
15	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$153,590	$89,910 – $336,190	780
16	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$152,710	$106,060 – $199,810	460
17	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$145,500	$105,600 – $186,620	90
18	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersBachelor's degree	$141,080	$67,090 – $295,350	80
19	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,990	$92,960 – $201,870	550
20	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,980	$96,310 – $228,330	900
21	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,480	$92,020 – $211,830	320
22	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,010	$96,750 – $183,840	380
23	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,620	$81,630 – $308,170	900
24	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$132,740	$60,590 – $139,940	490
25	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$132,210	$76,510 – $195,190	1,000
26	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$131,210	$111,070 – $131,520	360
27	Transportation InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$131,060	$95,320 – $168,960	110
28	Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,060	$87,780 – $178,350	90
29	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,070	$91,050 – $197,190	110
30	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,220	$85,780 – $209,590	1,200
31	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$126,730	$82,720 – $179,880	220
32	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$125,240	$72,180 – $183,680	90
33	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$124,810	$104,030 – $471,360	110
34	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$121,710	$75,770 – $147,210	220
35	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$121,660	$96,180 – $126,630	70
36	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$121,610	$76,660 – $166,530	270
37	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,030	$65,050 – $223,230	3,290
38	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$119,720	$94,900 – $162,040	90
39	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,770	$79,640 – $196,800	170
40	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,670	$81,990 – $166,140	80
41	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,120	$79,260 – $171,830	380
42	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$115,290	$85,840 – $155,150	4,990
43	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$115,020	$80,240 – $132,370	570
44	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$113,190	$69,700 – $149,340	410
45	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$113,010	$73,870 – $292,960	120
46	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$112,740	$78,940 – $159,320	1,110
47	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$112,590	$97,330 – $133,300	460
48	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$111,290	$66,780 – $176,360	170
49	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$110,820	$76,100 – $162,510	660
50	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$109,580	$43,560 – $156,300	140

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