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
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$53,540	280	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$52,930	440	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$52,710	70	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$52,280	260	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$52,150	220	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$52,150	90	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$52,130	110	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$51,930	1,370	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$51,870	480	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$51,670	300	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$51,570	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$51,130	160	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$50,840	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$50,590	200	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$50,430	390	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$50,230	40	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$50,070	40	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$50,000	30	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,960	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,850	270	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$49,460	110	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$49,260	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,230	200	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$49,190	280	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$49,050	50	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$48,730	170	View salary detail
File Clerks	$48,630	100	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$48,420	950	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$48,310	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$48,290	530	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,150	2,560	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$47,910	330	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$47,910	330	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$47,890	120	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$47,750	70	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,590	490	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$47,550	110	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$47,450	750	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$47,300	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$47,290	50	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,080	1,680	View salary detail
Photographers	$47,040	40	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$46,860	90	View salary detail
Tellers	$46,850	560	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$46,760	270	View salary detail
Security Guards	$46,720	1,090	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$46,710	400	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$46,560	30	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$46,500	420	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,430	—	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.