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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary in Anchorage, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Anchorage, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage information of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Anchorage is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists in Anchorage, Alaska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$51,920
25th Percentile Wage	$63,460
50th Percentile Wage	$76,790
75th Percentile Wage	$89,000
90th Percentile Wage	$109,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Anchorage, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$76,790	3.03%	21.08%
2021	$74,460	0.66%	-
2020	$73,970	0.54%	-
2019	$73,570	2.15%	-
2018	$71,990	0.83%	-
2017	$71,390	-0.46%	-
2016	$71,720	3.39%	-
2015	$69,290	1.10%	-
2014	$68,530	7.27%	-
2013	$63,550	4.64%	-
2012	$60,600	-	-

Table 2. Compare Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary in Anchorage with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,790 in Anchorage is in the middle of salary range for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of Alaska. In comparison, the annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Anchorage is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Alaska nonmetropolitan area and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$79,270
Fairbanks	$79,100
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$78,020
Anchorage	$76,790
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$73,180