High paying management jobs in Anchorage, AK

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$183,110
Bachelor's degree
$90,320 – $511,570290
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,800
Bachelor's degree
$113,790 – $236,490590
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,990
Bachelor's degree
$92,960 – $201,870550
4Construction Managers$137,980
Bachelor's degree
$96,310 – $228,330900
5Human Resources Managers$135,480
Bachelor's degree
$92,020 – $211,830320
6Natural Sciences Managers$134,010
Bachelor's degree
$96,750 – $183,840380
7Medical and Health Services Managers$133,620
Bachelor's degree
$81,630 – $308,170900
8Managers, All Other$132,210
Bachelor's degree
$76,510 – $195,1901,000
9Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$131,210
Master's degree
$111,070 – $131,520360
10Industrial Production Managers$130,070
Bachelor's degree
$91,050 – $197,190110
11Financial Managers$129,220
Bachelor's degree
$85,780 – $209,5901,200
12General and Operations Managers$120,030
Bachelor's degree
$65,050 – $223,2303,290
13Marketing Managers$118,770
Bachelor's degree
$79,640 – $196,800170
14Purchasing Managers$116,670
Bachelor's degree
$81,990 – $166,14080
15Facilities Managers$116,120
Bachelor's degree
$79,260 – $171,830380
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$110,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,100 – $162,510660
17Public Relations Managers$105,160
Bachelor's degree
$72,150 – $181,260170
18Administrative Services Managers$101,780
Bachelor's degree
$72,910 – $182,920490
19Sales Managers$100,940
Bachelor's degree
$70,190 – $174,570530
20Social and Community Service Managers$98,920
Bachelor's degree
$65,400 – $137,510370
21Emergency Management Directors$88,970
Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $204,39060
22Education Administrators, All Other$87,360
Bachelor's degree
$61,610 – $141,910130
23Food Service Managers$78,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,180 – $119,440240
24Lodging Managers$72,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $130,40070
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$67,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $155,360280

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$183,110	$90,320 – $511,570	290
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,800	$113,790 – $236,490	590
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,990	$92,960 – $201,870	550
4	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,980	$96,310 – $228,330	900
5	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,480	$92,020 – $211,830	320
6	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,010	$96,750 – $183,840	380
7	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,620	$81,630 – $308,170	900
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$132,210	$76,510 – $195,190	1,000
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$131,210	$111,070 – $131,520	360
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,070	$91,050 – $197,190	110
11	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,220	$85,780 – $209,590	1,200
12	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,030	$65,050 – $223,230	3,290
13	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,770	$79,640 – $196,800	170
14	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,670	$81,990 – $166,140	80
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,120	$79,260 – $171,830	380
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$110,820	$76,100 – $162,510	660
17	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,160	$72,150 – $181,260	170
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,780	$72,910 – $182,920	490
19	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,940	$70,190 – $174,570	530
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,920	$65,400 – $137,510	370
21	Emergency Management DirectorsBachelor's degree	$88,970	$64,150 – $204,390	60
22	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,360	$61,610 – $141,910	130
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,560	$58,180 – $119,440	240
24	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,160	$46,740 – $130,400	70
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,400	$47,510 – $155,360	280

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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