Key Facts: Alaska, United States Wages
- Location
- Alaska, United States
- Currency
- United States Dollar (USD)
- Minimum Wage
- $13 /hr (+79% vs national rate)
- Average Gross Monthly Salary
- $5,200 /month
- Median Household Income
- $86,370 /year
- Data Source
- Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development; 2025/2026 figure verified via Wikipedia "Minimum wage in the United States" state table
- Last Updated
- 2026-05-04
Average Salary in Alaska
State of United States · Data verified 2025-01-01
Minimum wage
$13 /hr
Average salary $5,200 /mo
With a population of 740,000, Alaska is a state of United States whose economy centers on oil and gas and fishing. Its minimum wage of $13 per hour is 79% above the national rate. Workers earn an average gross salary of $5,200 per month. Key economic outputs include crude oil, seafood, minerals. The median household income is $86,370 per year.
• AT A GLANCE
- Rank
- #22 of 56
- state
- vs National
- +79%
- United States floor
- Annual (est.)
- $27,040
- full-time, before tax
- Change Since 2018
- +21%
- nominal wage
Wage Breakdown
- Hourly
- $13
- Monthly
- $2,253.29 Based on 173.33 hours/month (40 hrs/week)
- Annual
- $27,040 Based on 2,080 hours/year
Increased to $13.00/hr effective July 1, 2025 (from $11.91). Scheduled increases: $14.00 on July 1, 2026, $15.00 on July 1, 2027. Indexed to U.S. CPI from January 1, 2028.
At this rate, a full-time worker earns approximately $27,040 /yr before tax. Whether that covers living costs depends on local prices. See United States purchasing power context.
Average Salary
$5,200 /mo gross
$62,400 /yr gross
Bureau of Labor Statistics - OES · 2025
Median Income
$86,370 /yr household
$40,460 /yr individual
U.S. Census Bureau - American Community Survey · 2023