Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Alaska

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Alaska, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Alaska are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $220,640. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $204,570.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Alaska has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Alaska in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Alaska (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$220,640	$139,540	70
2	General Dentists	$204,570	$55,910	200
3	Physicians, Pathologists	$199,990	$190,890	0
4	Neurologists	$179,980	$140,270	60
5	Optometrists	$168,780	$62,400	110
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$155,570	$82,810	420
7	Pharmacists	$150,660	$77,580	520
8	Chief Executives	$148,720	$72,680	900
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,950	$104,000	590
10	Industrial Engineers	$145,080	$76,790	200
11	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$141,210	$75,500	110
12	Petroleum Engineers	$140,380	$60,430	360
13	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$137,980	$60,270	90
14	Physician Assistants	$136,400	$47,530	430
15	Construction Managers	$135,180	$81,300	1,020
16	Software Developers	$134,210	$83,870	390
17	Industrial Production Managers	$133,740	$74,500	210
18	Nurse Practitioners	$128,870	$52,980	680
19	Massage Therapists	$127,470	$41,710	430
20	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,430	$83,630	520
21	Financial Managers	$121,670	$78,500	1,790
22	Psychiatrists	$120,120	$62,700	30
23	Engineers, All Other	$119,140	$61,310	320
24	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$117,830	$60,330	80
25	Nurse Midwives	$116,950	$76,900	80
26	Medical and Health Services Managers	$116,920	$71,490	1,210
27	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$116,820	$53,060	50
28	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	$116,640	$100,880	0
29	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$116,580	$74,850	270
30	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$116,440	$34,350	190
31	Air Traffic Controllers	$115,610	$77,980	440
32	Natural Sciences Managers	$112,960	$66,630	530
33	Commercial Pilots	$111,940	$63,190	1,540
34	Database Architects	$110,760	$63,440	50
35	Lawyers	$109,890	$76,170	1,020
36	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$108,810	$53,890	160
37	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$108,530	$68,640	30
38	All Other Managers	$108,210	$69,810	1,250
39	Other Physical Scientists	$107,830	$65,730	110
40	Human Resources Managers	$107,760	$74,480	350
41	Purchasing Managers	$107,330	$63,130	120
42	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$107,260	$80,890	680
43	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$107,160	$45,710	70
44	Dental Hygienists	$106,930	$104,730	560
45	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$105,160	$60,770	50
46	Radiologists	$104,420	$44,470	40
47	Environmental Engineers	$104,220	$72,160	250
48	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$103,920	$59,730	430
49	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,470	$62,740	870
50	Labor Relations Specialists	$103,330	$63,050	100
51	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$103,010	$68,390	40
52	Public Relations Managers	$102,470	$63,020	250
53	Civil Engineers	$102,340	$73,760	1,490
54	Physical Therapists	$102,270	$79,560	610
55	Registered Nurses	$102,260	$80,950	6,730
56	Boilermakers	$102,120	$48,470	120
57	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$102,060	$75,230	120
58	Electrical Engineers	$102,060	$65,260	410
59	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$101,540	$75,530	60
60	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$101,220	$61,720	330
61	Statisticians	$101,120	$68,950	50
62	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$101,040	$73,310	30
63	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$101,010	$39,410	80
64	Mechanical Engineers	$100,260	$60,830	230
65	Data Scientists	$100,040	$62,130	150
66	Aerospace Engineers	$99,740	$79,830	60
67	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$99,600	$85,280	110
68	Economists	$99,410	$59,990	100
69	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$99,400	$76,950	110
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$99,090	$53,240	550
71	Computer Systems Analysts	$98,920	$70,270	370
72	Veterinarians	$98,910	$47,920	190
73	Facilities Managers	$98,810	$59,900	620
74	Mining and Geological Engineers	$98,810	$65,100	470
75	General and Operations Managers	$98,420	$48,170	6,390
76	Project Management Specialists	$98,390	$60,050	1,210
77	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$98,280	$64,050	90
78	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$97,990	$80,370	70
79	Occupational Therapists	$97,970	$70,160	290
80	Financial Analysts	$97,960	$57,310	250
81	Management Analysts	$97,470	$64,420	380
82	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$97,280	$41,800	680
83	Computer Programmers	$96,620	$63,230	500
84	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$96,470	$54,870	320
85	Computer Network Support Specialists	$96,310	$50,060	390
86	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$96,170	$60,080	50
87	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$96,090	$38,900	40
88	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$95,540	$59,390	450
89	Training and Development Managers	$94,990	$65,080	80
90	Computer Network Architects	$94,690	$61,550	210
91	Marketing Managers	$94,660	$60,200	150
92	Sheet Metal Workers	$94,640	$57,790	330
93	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$94,610	$80,290	0
94	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$94,430	$55,250	80
95	Information Security Analysts	$93,960	$68,220	150
96	Sales Engineers	$93,960	$60,590	50
97	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$93,650	$93,470	30
98	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$93,580	$58,190	70
99	Hydrologists	$91,850	$53,460	60
100	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$91,740	$60,140	2,660

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Alaska – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$198,950
2	Psychiatrists	$191,190
3	General Pediatricians	$166,570
4	Chemical Engineers	$164,340
5	Petroleum Engineers	$163,360
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,060
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$160,840
8	Pharmacists	$153,920
9	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$133,600
10	Computer Hardware Engineers	$131,590

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Alaska – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,490
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$156,250
3	Pharmacists	$149,580
4	Chief Executives	$143,070
5	Petroleum Engineers	$136,090
6	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$136,050
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,200
8	Physician Assistants	$133,550
9	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$132,590
10	Optometrists	$128,050

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Alaska – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$204,110
2	Chief Executives	$152,490
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$151,460
4	Pharmacists	$147,020
5	Chemical Engineers	$141,760
6	Petroleum Engineers	$135,190
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,610
8	Physician Assistants	$128,490
9	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$122,120
10	Engineers, All Other	$121,320

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