Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Anchorage, AK

532 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Anchorage, AK for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,100	60	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,060	670	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$45,990	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,920	1,430	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$45,890	110	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$45,870	540	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$45,810	300	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$45,780	170	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$45,370	1,310	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,350	100	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$45,200	130	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$45,000	110	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$45,000	110	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$44,680	560	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,630	890	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$44,560	1,600	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,510	2,620	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,510	2,620	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$43,680	140	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$43,330	130	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,070	410	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,530	160	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,720	120	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$41,690	340	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$41,590	190	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$41,240	90	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$41,200	30	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$41,170	190	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$41,130	100	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,700	110	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,610	70	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,510	2,780	View salary detail
Tutors	$40,370	250	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$40,310	4,070	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$40,210	400	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$40,140	1,340	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$39,550	250	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$39,440	40	View salary detail
Orderlies	$39,410	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$39,130	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$39,110	80	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,930	70	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,640	260	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$38,480	320	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$38,040	300	View salary detail
Bakers	$38,020	290	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,020	140	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$38,010	210	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,690	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$37,660	170	View salary detail

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.