Ranking of Alaska Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q1, the average weekly wage for Alaska was $1.37K. Among all Alaska counties, North Slope Borough had the highest average weekly wage ($2.73K), followed by Southeast Fairbanks Census Area ($1.81K), and Denali Borough ($1.64K).
On the other hand, Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest average weekly wage ($702), followed by Lake and Peninsula Borough ($764), and Petersburg Borough ($887).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Slope Borough | 2,729 |
| 2 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 1,808 |
| 3 | Denali Borough | 1,644 |
| 4 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 1,601 |
| 5 | Aleutians West Census Area | 1,540 |
| 6 | Bristol Bay Borough | 1,494 |
| 7 | Chugach Census Area | 1,460 |
| 8 | Anchorage Municipality | 1,433 |
| 9 | Nome Census Area | 1,342 |
| 10 | Dillingham Census Area | 1,287 |
| 11 | Juneau City and Borough | 1,286 |
| 12 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 1,273 |
| 13 | Aleutians East Borough | 1,238 |
| 14 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 1,192 |
| 15 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 1,184 |
| 16 | Kodiak Island Borough | 1,130 |
| 17 | Skagway Municipality | 1,096 |
| 18 | Copper River Census Area | 1,074 |
| 19 | Yakutat City and Borough | 1,071 |
| 20 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,070 |
| 21 | Sitka City and Borough | 1,059 |
| 22 | Wrangell City and Borough | 1,028 |
| 23 | Haines Borough | 1,002 |
| 24 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 999 |
| 25 | Bethel Census Area | 993 |
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