High paying science jobs in Alaska

Every science 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 science 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

1Physical Scientists, All Other$120,240
Bachelor's degree
$83,600 – $171,850140
2Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$107,410
Bachelor's degree
$66,330 – $176,940430
3Biological Scientists, All Other$106,870
Bachelor's degree
$71,390 – $130,270370
4Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$104,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,000 – $156,850260
5Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$99,270
Bachelor's degree
$55,440 – $141,950370
6School Psychologists$94,460
Master's degree
$67,140 – $104,160120
7Urban and Regional Planners$93,860
Master's degree
$60,420 – $112,930230
8Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$91,960
Bachelor's degree
$61,840 – $147,910860
9Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$90,370
Bachelor's degree
$59,280 – $126,920650
10Anthropologists and Archeologists$89,810
Master's degree
$62,550 – $130,270130
11Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$80,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,210 – $135,420140
12Conservation Scientists$79,260
Bachelor's degree
$53,830 – $135,120290
13Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$70,700
Associate's degree
$50,840 – $100,530170
14Forest and Conservation Technicians$68,160
Associate's degree
$50,290 – $97,820500
15Biological Technicians$56,470
Bachelor's degree
$44,720 – $76,860410
16Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,220
Associate's degree
$37,500 – $95,740440

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	Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$120,240	$83,600 – $171,850	140
2	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$107,410	$66,330 – $176,940	430
3	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,870	$71,390 – $130,270	370
4	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$104,930	$78,000 – $156,850	260
5	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,270	$55,440 – $141,950	370
6	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$94,460	$67,140 – $104,160	120
7	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$93,860	$60,420 – $112,930	230
8	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$91,960	$61,840 – $147,910	860
9	Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsBachelor's degree	$90,370	$59,280 – $126,920	650
10	Anthropologists and ArcheologistsMaster's degree	$89,810	$62,550 – $130,270	130
11	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,760	$44,210 – $135,420	140
12	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$79,260	$53,830 – $135,120	290
13	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$70,700	$50,840 – $100,530	170
14	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,160	$50,290 – $97,820	500
15	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$56,470	$44,720 – $76,860	410
16	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$55,220	$37,500 – $95,740	440

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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