High paying science jobs in Anchorage, AK

Every science 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 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 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

1Physical Scientists, All Other$131,060
Bachelor's degree
$87,780 – $178,35090
2Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$111,290
Bachelor's degree
$66,780 – $176,360170
3Biological Scientists, All Other$106,870
Bachelor's degree
$71,390 – $130,270180
4Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$103,330
Bachelor's degree
$66,560 – $130,770170
5Urban and Regional Planners$102,110
Master's degree
$77,450 – $112,480110
6Atmospheric and Space Scientists$101,640
Bachelor's degree
$62,210 – $133,350260
7Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$97,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,640 – $132,980120
8Anthropologists and Archeologists$94,210
Master's degree
$62,550 – $130,27060
9Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$90,960
Bachelor's degree
$61,840 – $159,570500
10Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$90,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,990 – $115,14060
11School Psychologists$85,730
Master's degree
$65,880 – $104,11080
12Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$85,130
Bachelor's degree
$57,960 – $124,320180
13Conservation Scientists$76,430
Bachelor's degree
$53,830 – $135,030170
14Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$64,880
Associate's degree
$52,000 – $105,87060
15Biological Technicians$60,240
Bachelor's degree
$44,490 – $79,980110
16Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,090
Associate's degree
$37,500 – $81,350210

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	Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,060	$87,780 – $178,350	90
2	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$111,290	$66,780 – $176,360	170
3	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,870	$71,390 – $130,270	180
4	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,330	$66,560 – $130,770	170
5	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$102,110	$77,450 – $112,480	110
6	Atmospheric and Space ScientistsBachelor's degree	$101,640	$62,210 – $133,350	260
7	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,670	$77,640 – $132,980	120
8	Anthropologists and ArcheologistsMaster's degree	$94,210	$62,550 – $130,270	60
9	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$90,960	$61,840 – $159,570	500
10	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,000	$51,990 – $115,140	60
11	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$85,730	$65,880 – $104,110	80
12	Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsBachelor's degree	$85,130	$57,960 – $124,320	180
13	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$76,430	$53,830 – $135,030	170
14	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$64,880	$52,000 – $105,870	60
15	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,240	$44,490 – $79,980	110
16	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$55,090	$37,500 – $81,350	210

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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