High paying social service jobs in Alaska

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$82,900
Master's degree
$50,870 – $103,420540
2Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$80,770
Master's degree
$58,240 – $114,6501,290
3Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$77,000
Bachelor's degree
$54,310 – $118,020480
4Health Education Specialists$71,940
Bachelor's degree
$49,980 – $100,760310
5Child, Family, and School Social Workers$62,630
Bachelor's degree
$45,330 – $91,2401,260
6Healthcare Social Workers$62,000
Master's degree
$47,000 – $97,810480
7Rehabilitation Counselors$61,590
Master's degree
$44,030 – $103,400130
8Social Workers, All Other$61,220
Bachelor's degree
$48,390 – $120,240330
9Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$56,730
Bachelor's degree
$40,820 – $81,620270
10Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$56,710
Master's degree
$46,250 – $85,670250
11Clergy$55,780
Bachelor's degree
$35,910 – $76,820150
12Community Health Workers$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,780 – $77,210400
13Social and Human Service Assistants$47,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $78,8501,370

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	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$82,900	$50,870 – $103,420	540
2	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$80,770	$58,240 – $114,650	1,290
3	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,000	$54,310 – $118,020	480
4	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,940	$49,980 – $100,760	310
5	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$62,630	$45,330 – $91,240	1,260
6	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$62,000	$47,000 – $97,810	480
7	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$61,590	$44,030 – $103,400	130
8	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,220	$48,390 – $120,240	330
9	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$56,730	$40,820 – $81,620	270
10	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$56,710	$46,250 – $85,670	250
11	ClergyBachelor's degree	$55,780	$35,910 – $76,820	150
12	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$38,780 – $77,210	400
13	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,360	$37,440 – $78,850	1,370

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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