Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Alaska

624 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Alaska for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Industrial Production Managers	$113,280	410	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$113,280	410	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$113,280	410	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$113,280	410	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$113,280	410	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$113,280	410	View salary detail
Database Architects	$112,500	70	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$112,500	70	View salary detail
Economists	$111,040	80	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$111,040	80	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$110,220	70	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$110,220	260	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$110,220	70	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$110,220	70	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,600	40	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$109,480	7,510	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$109,480	7,510	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$109,480	7,510	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$109,480	7,510	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$109,480	7,510	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$109,450	30	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$108,810	90	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$108,730	210	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$108,660	60	View salary detail
Sociologists	$108,170	40	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$107,410	430	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$106,870	370	View salary detail
Biologists	$106,870	370	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$106,870	370	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$106,870	370	View salary detail
Geneticists	$106,870	370	View salary detail
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$106,840	70	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$106,810	180	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$106,810	180	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$106,480	1,090	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$106,440	60	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$106,400	1,020	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$106,080	—	View salary detail
Chemists	$106,010	60	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$105,960	710	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$105,780	40	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.