Ranking of Alaska Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q2, the average weekly wage for Alaska was $1.01K. Among all Alaska counties, North Slope Borough had the highest average weekly wage ($1.80K), followed by Northwest Arctic Borough ($1.22K), and Southeast Fairbanks Borough ($1.17K).
On the other hand, Kusilvak Borough had the lowest average weekly wage ($537), followed by Haines Borough ($626), and Skagway Borough ($655).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Slope Borough | 1,804 |
| 2 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 1,222 |
| 3 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough | 1,167 |
| 4 | Anchorage Borough | 1,052 |
| 5 | Aleutians East Borough | 1,030 |
| 6 | Aleutians West Borough | 1,004 |
| 7 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 997 |
| 8 | Juneau City and Borough | 969 |
| 9 | Valdez-Cordova | 966 |
| 10 | Nome Borough | 942 |
| 11 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 892 |
| 12 | Kodiak Island Borough | 850 |
| 13 | Sitka City and Borough | 839 |
| 14 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 831 |
| 15 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 814 |
| 16 | Bristol Bay Borough | 812 |
| 17 | Bethel Borough | 796 |
| 18 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough | 794 |
| 19 | Dillingham Borough | 790 |
| 20 | Wrangell City and Borough | 766 |
| 21 | Yukon-Koyukuk Borough | 762 |
| 22 | Denali Borough | 741 |
| 23 | Petersburg Borough | 740 |
| 24 | Yakutat City and Borough | 733 |
| 25 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 718 |
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