High paying management jobs in Alaska

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Alaska. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Alaska run 2.4% above the national average (2024), so a Alaska salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Alaska.

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

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OccupationMedian, Alaska · Employed

1Chief Executives$166,710
Bachelor's degree
$75,870 – $428,990640
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,260
Bachelor's degree
$113,790 – $236,490900
3Construction Managers$139,190
Bachelor's degree
$98,810 – $213,7101,720
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$133,490
Bachelor's degree
$92,290 – $197,510970
5Medical and Health Services Managers$132,240
Bachelor's degree
$81,940 – $292,3001,640
6Natural Sciences Managers$130,590
Bachelor's degree
$79,040 – $177,430710
7Human Resources Managers$129,570
Bachelor's degree
$79,020 – $196,700610
8Managers, All Other$127,950
Bachelor's degree
$76,510 – $193,5801,740
9Financial Managers$127,030
Bachelor's degree
$85,440 – $205,0802,020
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$125,520
Master's degree
$102,930 – $133,330890
11Public Relations Managers$120,920
Bachelor's degree
$73,550 – $193,980380
12General and Operations Managers$116,630
Bachelor's degree
$63,320 – $219,3506,020
13Marketing Managers$116,270
Bachelor's degree
$79,640 – $196,800240
14Purchasing Managers$114,650
Bachelor's degree
$80,420 – $160,650140
15Facilities Managers$113,510
Bachelor's degree
$78,410 – $172,780870
16Industrial Production Managers$113,280
Bachelor's degree
$70,640 – $175,600410
17Administrative Services Managers$106,400
Bachelor's degree
$73,950 – $172,4801,020
18Fundraising Managers$103,090
Bachelor's degree
$80,150 – $134,010110
19Education Administrators, All Other$101,970
Bachelor's degree
$62,330 – $139,820360
20Emergency Management Directors$101,850
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $175,270120
21Sales Managers$98,860
Bachelor's degree
$70,370 – $171,700850
22Social and Community Service Managers$98,370
Bachelor's degree
$64,540 – $137,260830
23Food Service Managers$82,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,180 – $119,440380
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$76,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,980 – $143,010450
25Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$70,700
Bachelor's degree
$53,430 – $135,210120
26Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$59,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,330 – $99,420170

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

#	Occupation	MedianAlaska	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$166,710	$75,870 – $428,990	640
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,260	$113,790 – $236,490	900
3	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,190	$98,810 – $213,710	1,720
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,490	$92,290 – $197,510	970
5	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,240	$81,940 – $292,300	1,640
6	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,590	$79,040 – $177,430	710
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,570	$79,020 – $196,700	610
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$127,950	$76,510 – $193,580	1,740
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,030	$85,440 – $205,080	2,020
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$125,520	$102,930 – $133,330	890
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,920	$73,550 – $193,980	380
12	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,630	$63,320 – $219,350	6,020
13	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,270	$79,640 – $196,800	240
14	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,650	$80,420 – $160,650	140
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,510	$78,410 – $172,780	870
16	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,280	$70,640 – $175,600	410
17	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,400	$73,950 – $172,480	1,020
18	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,090	$80,150 – $134,010	110
19	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,970	$62,330 – $139,820	360
20	Emergency Management DirectorsBachelor's degree	$101,850	$62,140 – $175,270	120
21	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,860	$70,370 – $171,700	850
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,370	$64,540 – $137,260	830
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,030	$58,180 – $119,440	380
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,800	$45,980 – $143,010	450
25	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$70,700	$53,430 – $135,210	120
26	Postmasters and Mail SuperintendentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,340	$51,330 – $99,420	170

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Alaska. 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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Alaska to rank honestly.

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