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Anchorage Municipality · Alaska · United States

What trades pay in Anchorage Municipality

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Anchorage Municipality. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,199 Median weekly pay across these 35 trades. $2,759 — $483.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 16 businesses · 2,785 employees$2,759$143,488 a year0.0%flat
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 34 businesses · 1,082 employees$2,627$136,599 a year+2.8%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 9 businesses · 125 employees$2,162$112,429 a year+17.5%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 166 businesses · 2,655 employees$2,108$109,591 a year+4.6%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 5 businesses · 169 employees$1,935$100,637 a year+4.9%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 174 businesses · 769 employees$1,915$99,574 a year+5.2%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 168 businesses · 5,968 employees$1,851$96,269 a year+1.9%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 186 businesses · 1,885 employees$1,765$91,760 a year+7.9%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 22 businesses · 1,080 employees$1,595$82,919 a year+3.2%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 104 businesses · 595 employees$1,594$82,904 a year+5.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 97 businesses · 558 employees$1,541$80,145 a year+9.9%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 20 businesses · 392 employees$1,403$72,942 a year+14.3%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 155 businesses · 646 employees$1,380$71,765 a year+17.1%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 10 businesses · 177 employees$1,332$69,251 a year+5.0%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 17 businesses · 157 employees$1,314$68,312 a year+11.5%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 20 businesses · 209 employees$1,228$63,874 a year+6.4%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 61 businesses · 494 employees$1,223$63,614 a year+5.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 119 businesses · 1,101 employees$1,199$62,334 a year+2.6%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 167 businesses · 686 employees$1,122$58,337 a year+3.9%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 73 businesses · 409 employees$1,122$58,361 a year+5.7%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 72 businesses · 250 employees$1,107$57,541 a year+4.4%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 31 businesses · 145 employees$1,070$55,623 a year+6.4%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 94 businesses · 846 employees$880$45,785 a year+3.8%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 18 businesses · 117 employees$879$45,719 a year+3.9%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 35 businesses · 79 employees$832$43,285 a year+8.6%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 29 businesses · 649 employees$821$42,695 a year+1.9%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 47 businesses · 254 employees$798$41,490 a year+3.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 23 businesses · 1,168 employees$772$40,152 a year+3.2%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 6 businesses · 22 employees$715$37,202 a year+2.0%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 210 businesses · 5,174 employees$670$34,844 a year+6.0%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 52 businesses · 978 employees$635$33,045 a year+2.1%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 115 businesses · 1,315 employees$567$29,508 a year+8.0%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 26 businesses · 963 employees$551$28,657 a year+2.0%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 200 businesses · 3,738 employees$540$28,102 a year+6.3%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 12 businesses · 82 employees$483$25,100 a year+6.2%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses34,585
Employees544,093
Annual payroll$39 M
Net movement of people−3,060People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Anchorage Municipality. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Alaska

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Anchorage Municipality?
Across the 35 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,199 a week. The highest pays $2,759 and the lowest $483.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Anchorage Municipality report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.