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Average Couriers And Messengers Salary in Alaska

Couriers And Messengers in Alaska earn a median annual salary of $41,720, which is +6.4% compared to the national median. There are 160 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Alaska (state).

$41,720
Alaska median annual wage
$20/hour median
+6.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $39,200
160
Local employment
0.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.10
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,100
25th
$37,160
Median
$41,720
75th
$45,690
90th
$48,180

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Alaska, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
102.4%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$40,759
Goods: 106.3%
Services: 119.0%
Rents: 93.8%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Nevada $46,520 Compare 530
Washington $46,500 Compare 1,190
Vermont $45,600 Compare 50
District of Columbia $45,210 Compare 120
Oregon $45,170 Compare 850
Colorado $45,140 Compare 640

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Alaska

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Emergency Medicine Physicians $452,620 2.76
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $421,450 1.03
General Internal Medicine Physicians $366,080 0.80
Physicians, All Other $355,100 0.37
Neurologists $354,760 4.46
Psychiatrists $342,170 0.93
Nurse Anesthetists $341,210 0.82
Family Medicine Physicians $323,490 3.40

Alaska has salary data for 528 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Couriers And Messengers in Alaska

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Couriers And Messengers are projected to change by +8.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 27,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.