State AK
Period May 2025
Price level 102.4
Data updated October 25, 2026

Highest-paying jobs in Alaska

The highest published median in Alaska is for emergency medicine physicians, at $452,620 a year. For 4 more occupations, BLS reports the median only as “$239,200 or more”; they are listed below the table. The median for all occupations in the state is $61,000, against $50,980 nationally.

Alaska · all occupationsMay 2025

Median / yr: $61,000
Mean / yr: $74,720
Price level (U.S.=100): 102.4
Median, price-adjusted: $59,594
Adjusted rank: 3 of 51
Jobs: 325,570

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Alaska

AK · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 511

Top 50 occupations in Alaska by median annual wage
No.	Occupation	Median in AK	U.S. median	Employed in AK
1	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$452,620	$335,550	190
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$421,450	$292,910	50
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$366,080	$256,560	110
4	Physicians, All Other	$355,100	$265,930	270
5	Neurologists	$354,760	$248,560	100
6	Psychiatrists	$342,170	$281,870	50
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$341,210	$236,590	90
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$323,490	$244,180	760
9	Pediatricians, General	$267,390	$210,040	60
10	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$232,140	$232,140	1,350
11	Dentists, General	$230,990	$170,950	310
12	Petroleum Engineers	$206,290	$144,910	280
13	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$183,310	$153,990	140
14	Optometrists	$170,310	$136,570	60
15	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$168,930	$99,080	130
16	Pharmacists	$167,310	$140,910	560
17	Chief Executives	$166,710	$213,990	640
18	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,260	$171,270	900
19	Industrial Engineers	$156,510	$102,440	220
20	Nurse Practitioners	$155,170	$132,300	710
21	Physician Assistants	$150,700	$135,880	700
22	Lawyers	$149,940	$159,670	1,120
23	Engineers, All Other	$142,390	$122,930	200
24	Construction Managers	$139,190	$114,990	1,720
25	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$137,320	$106,040	320
26	Massage Therapists	$134,930	$58,450	570
27	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,490	$175,140	970
28	Nurse Midwives	$133,430	$134,040	60
29	Dental Hygienists	$132,690	$98,100	790
30	Medical and Health Services Managers	$132,240	$123,860	1,640
31	Natural Sciences Managers	$130,590	$167,220	710
32	Human Resources Managers	$129,570	$149,280	610
33	Managers, All Other	$127,950	$141,900	1,740
34	Financial Managers	$127,030	$166,570	2,020
35	Electrical Engineers	$125,970	$120,630	350
36	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$125,520	$105,870	890
37	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$125,260	$103,020	80
38	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$124,630	$106,220	300
39	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$124,530	$96,710	370
40	Mechanical Engineers	$124,340	$104,110	380
41	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$124,270	$100,580	40
42	Air Traffic Controllers	$123,950	$148,080	490
43	Materials Engineers	$123,360	$112,860	70
44	Transportation Inspectors	$123,120	$92,100	170
45	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$122,490	$149,230	30
46	Public Relations Managers	$120,920	$146,910	380
47	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$120,610	$95,480	100
48	Physical Scientists, All Other	$120,240	$122,570	140
49	Computer Network Architects	$119,720	$134,050	120
50	General and Operations Managers	$116,630	$105,770	6,020

Median reported only as “$239,200 or more” in Alaska: Surgeons, All Other, Anesthesiologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. The exact figures are not published, so these are not ranked.

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Alaska

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers — $232,140 (1,350 jobs)
Lawyers — $149,940 (1,120 jobs)
Construction Managers — $139,190 (1,720 jobs)
Medical and Health Services Managers — $132,240 (1,640 jobs)
Managers, All Other — $127,950 (1,740 jobs)
Financial Managers — $127,030 (2,020 jobs)
General and Operations Managers — $116,630 (6,020 jobs)
Civil Engineers — $114,730 (1,670 jobs)
Registered Nurses — $109,480 (7,510 jobs)
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas — $106,480 (1,090 jobs)

Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state file.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.