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
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$92,930	50	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$92,860	60	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$92,570	130	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$92,260	200	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$92,250	160	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$91,130	320	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$90,960	500	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$90,960	500	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,960	500	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$90,960	500	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$90,000	60	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$89,880	80	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$88,970	60	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$87,670	190	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$87,670	280	View salary detail
Logisticians	$87,670	280	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$87,670	280	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$87,360	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$86,380	50	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$86,380	100	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$85,730	80	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$85,620	330	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,530	—	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$85,470	40	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$85,130	180	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$84,960	50	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$84,760	40	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$84,410	30	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$84,190	60	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$83,910	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$83,900	330	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$83,870	140	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$83,780	70	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$83,620	40	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$82,900	320	View salary detail
Electricians	$82,440	930	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$82,330	160	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$82,150	1,160	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$82,110	170	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$81,620	90	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$81,530	300	View salary detail
Models	$81,520	40	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$81,340	30	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$81,140	110	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$81,110	60	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$80,880	210	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$80,740	150	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$80,390	90	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$80,360	540	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$80,030	—	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.