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
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$94,630	60	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$94,600	240	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$94,460	120	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$94,380	—	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$93,920	1,200	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$93,920	1,200	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$93,860	230	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$93,130	50	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$92,960	240	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$92,860	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$92,760	310	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$92,760	230	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$92,490	50	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,470	490	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$91,960	860	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$91,960	860	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$91,960	860	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$91,960	860	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$91,700	530	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$91,150	1,470	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$90,600	60	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$90,530	50	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$90,370	650	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$89,810	130	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$89,810	380	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$89,810	380	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$89,810	380	View salary detail
Electricians	$89,440	1,870	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$89,170	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$89,170	130	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$89,170	170	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$88,870	650	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$88,870	650	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$88,870	650	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$88,750	70	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$88,520	420	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$88,520	420	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$88,330	90	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$88,230	710	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$88,190	420	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$87,980	130	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$87,670	220	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$87,280	530	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$87,280	530	View salary detail
Logisticians	$87,280	530	View salary detail
Foresters	$87,210	80	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$86,110	300	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,650	—	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$85,470	130	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$85,370	50	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.