High paying transportation jobs in Anchorage, AK

Every transportation 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 transportation 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

1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,240
Bachelor's degree
$59,130 – $369,1501,270
2Air Traffic Controllers$160,970
Associate's degree
$86,570 – $213,530280
3Transportation Inspectors$131,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$95,320 – $168,960110
4Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$109,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,560 – $156,300140
5Commercial Pilots$99,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,570 – $163,530590
6Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$75,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,220 – $97,37060
7Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$74,710
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $83,68070
8Sailors and Marine Oilers$73,320
No formal educational credential
$43,360 – $101,20080
9Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$66,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,650 – $88,8801,620
10Airfield Operations Specialists$65,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $90,92090
11Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$63,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,200 – $75,000150
12First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,260 – $97,9101,060
13Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$58,910
No formal educational credential
$37,650 – $65,940230
14Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,530 – $92,860130
15Light Truck Drivers$57,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,440 – $82,8201,400
16Bus Drivers, School$52,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,420 – $54,750440
17Driver/Sales Workers$48,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010 – $62,240950
18Aircraft Service Attendants$46,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,920 – $59,060270
19Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,510
No formal educational credential
$37,240 – $75,0702,620
20Packers and Packagers, Hand$41,690
No formal educational credential
$25,710 – $59,730340
21Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$41,590
No formal educational credential
$35,360 – $58,990190
22Stockers and Order Fillers$40,310
No formal educational credential
$35,720 – $55,2304,070
23Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$40,210
No formal educational credential
$35,850 – $57,650400
24Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,130
No formal educational credential
$28,980 – $49,470460
25Parking Attendants$36,320
No formal educational credential
$30,680 – $44,68070
26Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$36,030
No formal educational credential
$31,620 – $80,310110

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	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBachelor's degree	$232,240	$59,130 – $369,150	1,270
2	Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree	$160,970	$86,570 – $213,530	280
3	Transportation InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$131,060	$95,320 – $168,960	110
4	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$109,580	$43,560 – $156,300	140
5	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$99,920	$58,570 – $163,530	590
6	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,810	$62,220 – $97,370	60
7	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$74,710	$30,580 – $83,680	70
8	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$73,320	$43,360 – $101,200	80
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,190	$48,650 – $88,880	1,620
10	Airfield Operations SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,570	$40,670 – $90,920	90
11	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,450	$45,200 – $75,000	150
12	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,860	$46,260 – $97,910	1,060
13	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,910	$37,650 – $65,940	230
14	Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,230	$52,530 – $92,860	130
15	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,250	$38,440 – $82,820	1,400
16	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,930	$42,420 – $54,750	440
17	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,420	$36,010 – $62,240	950
18	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,760	$41,920 – $59,060	270
19	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,510	$37,240 – $75,070	2,620
20	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$41,690	$25,710 – $59,730	340
21	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$41,590	$35,360 – $58,990	190
22	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$40,310	$35,720 – $55,230	4,070
23	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$40,210	$35,850 – $57,650	400
24	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$37,130	$28,980 – $49,470	460
25	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$36,320	$30,680 – $44,680	70
26	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$36,030	$31,620 – $80,310	110

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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