Average Desktop Publishers Salary in Alaska

BLS tracks 90 desktop publishers in Alaska but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

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

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for desktop publishers in Alaska. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 90
How common this job is here: 12.68×; More concentrated here than nationally — this state is unusually strong in this occupation.

Metros inside Alaska

Pay and employment for desktop publishers often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.

Where desktop publishers earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for desktop publishers this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Colorado: $37.38/hr
California: $34.58/hr
Maryland: $33.57/hr
New Jersey: $30.30/hr
South Carolina: $29.96/hr
Illinois: $29.49/hr
Massachusetts: $29.41/hr
Texas: $27.77/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $40.04/hr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: $39.43/hr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: $38.92/hr
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $37.38/hr
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: $37.38/hr
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: $34.90/hr
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: $32.72/hr
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: $30.31/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for desktop publishers from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: -12.4%; -600 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 400; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Associate's degree

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.