The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Alaska For 2026

Curious about the highest-paying professions in Alaska? Want to know how much your dentist earns while tending to your teeth?

We share your curiosity about the highest paying jobs in Alaska. If that wasn’t clear, let’s just say we have a passion for data.

After an extensive analysis by our data science team, we found that Consultants and Sales Representatives top the list as the highest earners in Alaska.

Here’s a snapshot of the top ten highest paying jobs in Alaska:

How We Determined the Highest Paid Jobs in Alaska for 2026

To create our salary estimates, Zippia utilizes publicly available data sources such as the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released in March 2026, Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others. Our data science team continuously scans millions of job postings daily to capture published salaries, which we match to companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets. Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to provide an estimated salary for each job title in Alaska.

In total, we analyzed salary data for 1,170 job titles in Alaska to identify those with the highest earnings.

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Alaska

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Consultant And Sales Representative	$249,717	$209,000	130
2	Primary Care Pediatrician	$248,184	$206,000	190
3	Vice President, Corporate Development	$232,509	$186,000	148
4	Senior Vice President, Engineering	$229,641	$183,000	132
5	Operator And Truck Driver	$226,037	$175,000	151
6	Finance Services Director	$217,300	$171,000	178
7	Vice President, Product Management	$214,566	$167,000	183
8	Vice President, Field Operations	$211,291	$153,000	173
9	Senior Director Of Engineering	$211,094	$162,000	132
10	Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalist	$209,455	$151,000	130
11	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer	$207,827	$155,000	101
12	Senior Director, Product	$207,019	$161,000	105
13	Senior Vice President Of Marketing	$199,642	$145,000	115
14	Vice President Of Operations And Engineering	$199,442	$152,000	237
15	Resident Physician In Radiology	$199,015	$138,000	106
16	Executive Director, Information Technology	$198,774	$147,000	187
17	Director Information Technology Infrastructure	$198,121	$151,000	141
18	Vice President, Products & Marketing	$197,568	$151,000	123
19	President Of Operations	$196,994	$138,000	120
20	Director, Product Engineering	$196,972	$152,000	196
21	Physician	$196,522	$138,000	117
22	Executive Vice President Of Operations	$195,042	$137,000	190
23	Director Of Manufacturing Engineering	$194,999	$150,000	136
24	Staff Physician	$194,684	$137,000	125
25	Director Of Account Management	$191,817	$143,000	153
26	Vice President Information Systems	$191,252	$137,000	201
27	Lead Portfolio Manager	$191,231	$136,000	119
28	Senior Director, Product Management	$190,951	$146,000	179
29	Senior Director, Product Marketing	$190,706	$146,000	169
30	Customer Operations Director	$189,984	$145,000	121
31	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$189,066	$132,000	595
32	Director Of Manufacturing Operations	$187,536	$143,000	126
33	Associate Professor, Physician	$187,169	$125,000	112
34	Director, Hardware Engineering	$187,028	$141,000	112
35	Vice President-Project Management	$186,115	$132,000	154
36	Director Of Engineering, Quality & Program Management	$185,995	$142,000	249
37	Pain Management Physician	$184,814	$125,000	161
38	Family Medicine Physician	$184,807	$126,000	106
39	Chief Executive Officer/chief Technology Officer	$184,486	$135,000	133
40	Senior Engineering Manager	$183,727	$139,000	138
41	Acute Care Physician	$183,620	$124,000	200
42	Principal Software Engineer	$182,325	$139,000	220
43	Director Of Marketing And Product Management	$182,258	$137,000	245
44	Owner/operator	$182,238	$136,000	118
45	Family Practice Physician	$181,477	$123,000	128
46	Nuclear Medicine Physician	$181,464	$120,000	103
47	Marketing Vice President	$181,069	$135,000	110
48	Director Of Software Development	$181,036	$135,000	149
49	Family Practice Md	$178,925	$116,000	109
50	Staff Software Engineer	$178,128	$134,000	236
51	Vice President Of Sales & Operations	$178,005	$131,000	149
52	Physician Extender	$177,356	$117,000	137
53	Emergency Medicine, Physician Assistant	$176,774	$119,000	125
54	Director Of Systems Engineering	$176,614	$122,000	219
55	Vice President Of Research And Development	$176,417	$124,000	136
56	Executive Vice President Marketing	$175,856	$118,000	160
57	President And General Manager	$175,283	$120,000	199
58	Vice President, Business Operations	$175,031	$126,000	259
59	Family Physician	$174,969	$115,000	107
60	Development Vice President	$174,615	$129,000	139
61	General Surgery Physician Assistant	$174,440	$115,000	103
62	Engineering Director	$174,140	$124,000	122
63	New Product Development Manager	$173,993	$126,000	195
64	Project Quality Manager	$173,161	$126,000	157
65	Vice President Of Engineering	$173,109	$119,000	142
66	Quality Systems Manager	$172,687	$132,000	162
67	Quality Assurance Engineering Manager	$172,562	$123,000	168
68	Vice President Of Marketing & Communications	$172,456	$116,000	154
69	Senior Vice President-Operations	$171,793	$115,000	143
70	Software Development Manager	$171,415	$124,000	229
71	Surgical Physician Assistant	$171,124	$114,000	126
72	Primary Care Physician	$170,510	$111,000	234
73	Chiropractic Physician	$168,983	$107,000	132
74	Chief Technology Officer	$168,751	$112,000	100
75	Project Executive	$168,598	$114,000	109
76	Vice President, Consulting Services	$168,523	$126,000	101
77	Lead Data Technician	$168,100	$128,000	286
78	Director Of Service & Engineering	$168,034	$126,000	123
79	Vice President Of Professional Services	$167,742	$119,000	139
80	Business Services Vice President	$167,699	$130,000	193
81	Senior/lead Developer	$167,412	$119,000	193
82	Director, Global Marketing	$167,338	$124,000	109
83	Vice President, Operations And Finance	$165,676	$123,000	196
84	Director Of Applications Engineering	$165,630	$123,000	136
85	Operations Vice President	$165,253	$117,000	139
86	Product Management Director	$163,566	$124,000	167
87	Pediatric Physician Assistant	$162,844	$107,000	113
88	Vice President Product Development	$162,761	$115,000	214
89	Engineering And Operations Director	$162,029	$127,000	218
90	Clinic Physician Director	$161,989	$107,000	118
91	Senior Director Of Marketing	$161,824	$117,000	115
92	Manager, Hardware Engineering	$161,639	$123,000	112
93	Chief Administrative Officer	$161,377	$112,000	106
94	Physical Medicine Physician	$161,068	$99,000	142
95	Principal Product Manager	$161,059	$118,000	106
96	Occupational Medicine Physician	$160,928	$98,000	135
97	Director Of Quality Management	$160,750	$114,000	148
98	Software Director	$160,733	$109,000	102
99	Vice President, Marketing & Development	$160,671	$108,000	227
100	Public Health Dentist	$160,663	$102,000	545

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2026. This marks our sixth ranking of the highest paying jobs in Alaska.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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