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Average Therapists, All Other Salary in Anchorage, AK

Therapists, All Other in Anchorage, AK earn a median annual salary of $107,070, which is +64.7% compared to the national median. There are 30 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Anchorage, AK (metro area).

$107,070
Anchorage, AK median annual wage
$51/hour median
+64.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $65,010
30
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.55
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$74,010
25th
$100,630
Median
$107,070
75th
$108,410
90th
$168,780

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 Anchorage, AK, 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
105.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$101,565
Goods: 107.3%
Services: 111.8%
Rents: 109.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Lexington-Fayette, KY$108,140Compare100
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$101,970Compare100
Omaha, NE-IA$96,080CompareN/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$95,930Compare70
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$92,000Compare50
Rochester, MN$91,990Compare60

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 Anchorage, AK

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, General$233,9101.11
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers$226,49013.67
Petroleum Engineers$205,38010.15
Chief Executives$170,7101.97
Industrial Engineers$166,3500.33
Veterinarians$164,2201.09
Pharmacists$163,2000.82
Optometrists$162,9800.92

Anchorage, AK has salary data for 431 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Therapists, All Other in Anchorage, AK

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Therapists, All Other are projected to change by +11.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,100 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.