Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK, 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 Anchorage, AK are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $220,640. The second highest-paying jobs are those of optometrists, with an average salary of $214,180.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Anchorage, AK 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 Anchorage, AK in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$220,640	$139,570	60
2	Optometrists	$214,180	$62,400	70
3	General Dentists	$212,960	$55,910	90
4	Physicians, Pathologists	$200,000	$190,890	0
5	Neurologists	$179,980	$140,270	50
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$167,790	$100,940	290
7	Chemical Engineers	$164,340	$49,290	40
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$156,460	$77,120	90
9	Pharmacists	$150,730	$83,460	310
10	Chief Executives	$149,080	$74,400	490
11	Air Traffic Controllers	$145,450	$85,570	260
12	Industrial Engineers	$145,020	$80,720	110
13	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$141,210	$75,230	80
14	Petroleum Engineers	$140,910	$60,490	240
15	Construction Managers	$137,300	$81,640	550
16	Physician Assistants	$135,730	$98,100	290
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,580	$101,280	370
18	Software Developers	$134,210	$80,010	240
19	Industrial Production Managers	$133,740	$82,770	110
20	Nurse Practitioners	$130,140	$83,500	310
21	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,000	$85,800	310
22	Massage Therapists	$127,470	$32,530	320
23	Financial Managers	$123,890	$81,490	1,050
24	Engineers, All Other	$118,060	$60,260	170
25	Nurse Midwives	$117,700	$102,420	60
26	Natural Sciences Managers	$116,500	$76,440	290
27	Other Physical Scientists	$112,960	$74,300	80
28	Commercial Pilots	$111,940	$70,660	1,120
29	Database Architects	$110,770	$60,880	40
30	Lawyers	$109,890	$76,170	720
31	All Other Managers	$109,380	$69,810	760
32	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$109,170	$53,990	80
33	Financial Analysts	$108,370	$66,370	130
34	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$107,160	$45,710	60
35	Dental Hygienists	$106,930	$106,420	350
36	Transportation Inspectors	$106,480	$81,910	190
37	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,290	$65,800	660
38	Mining and Geological Engineers	$104,500	$58,600	140
39	Electrical Engineers	$104,460	$61,850	310
40	Information Security Analysts	$104,240	$67,900	100
41	Human Resources Managers	$103,970	$74,480	200
42	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$103,740	$53,080	120
43	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,380	$80,890	260
44	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$103,230	$77,640	80
45	Civil Engineers	$103,230	$75,120	1,000
46	Boilermakers	$103,230	$48,470	90
47	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,650	$63,290	480
48	Computer Occupations, All Other	$102,290	$51,460	330
49	Registered Nurses	$102,260	$80,960	4,550
50	Purchasing Managers	$102,090	$59,070	70
51	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,600	$60,270	50
52	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$101,090	$71,950	600
53	Management Analysts	$100,940	$65,500	230
54	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,730	$37,320	40
55	Data Scientists	$100,490	$62,100	90
56	Environmental Engineers	$100,490	$68,830	160
57	Computer Systems Analysts	$100,410	$71,320	240
58	Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,400	$63,710	190
59	Aerospace Engineers	$100,000	$79,830	40
60	General and Operations Managers	$99,850	$51,400	3,530
61	Project Management Specialists	$99,730	$63,120	750
62	Economists	$99,410	$59,990	50
63	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$98,930	$79,390	90
64	Marketing Managers	$98,870	$57,900	110
65	Veterinarians	$98,810	$47,700	130
66	Physical Therapists	$98,360	$66,850	400
67	Facilities Managers	$98,080	$59,370	300
68	Mechanical Engineers	$97,930	$60,830	160
69	Occupational Therapists	$97,840	$80,700	190
70	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,760	$84,240	80
71	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$97,280	$60,850	540
72	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$96,790	$50,990	150
73	Computer Programmers	$96,640	$62,240	330
74	Sheet Metal Workers	$96,380	$63,430	230
75	Power Plant Operators	$96,140	$44,100	140
76	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$95,800	$55,820	240
77	Public Relations Managers	$95,520	$63,020	170
78	Personal Financial Advisors	$95,050	$45,370	90
79	Training and Development Managers	$94,990	$66,860	60
80	Database Administrators	$94,890	$58,970	60
81	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$94,790	$73,980	0
82	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$94,710	$64,510	310
83	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$94,560	$80,500	50
84	Sales Engineers	$93,960	$60,590	50
85	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$93,580	$50,210	60
86	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$92,380	$61,030	1,270
87	Administrative Services Managers	$91,890	$58,300	400
88	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$91,820	$58,530	420
89	Computer Network Architects	$91,720	$61,550	150
90	Crane and Tower Operators	$91,580	$70,790	30
91	Surveyors	$91,490	$45,760	180
92	Ship Engineers	$89,440	$42,490	90
93	Other Biological Scientists	$89,170	$61,420	190
94	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$89,070	$69,220	90
95	Cost Estimators	$88,410	$40,460	110
96	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$88,050	$65,930	120
97	Web Developers	$87,480	$47,540	30
98	Labor Relations Specialists	$87,460	$49,940	60
99	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$86,720	$62,960	540
100	Operations Research Analysts	$86,580	$46,540	70

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$198,950
2	General Pediatricians	$166,560
3	Chemical Engineers	$164,340
4	Petroleum Engineers	$163,360
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,960
6	Pharmacists	$153,920
7	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$147,860
8	Chief Executives	$142,310
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$139,210
10	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$137,380

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$186,600
2	Chief Executives	$156,270
3	Pharmacists	$149,410
4	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$146,870
5	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$144,530
6	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$139,430
7	Petroleum Engineers	$136,370
8	Industrial Production Managers	$136,250
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,910
10	Physician Assistants	$128,520

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$193,650
2	Chief Executives	$163,540
3	Pharmacists	$149,310
4	Petroleum Engineers	$135,700
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,430
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$133,130
7	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$133,120
8	Industrial Production Managers	$132,020
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$130,790
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$126,580

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