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5 widest healthcare wage spreads in Alaska
Alaska has no single social work wage, and Alaska letters still ask Alaska for one figure.
Alaska social work pay runs from about $47.6K to about $85.0K, and that Alaska span is 60.3% of the midpoint.
Alaska offers naming only about $62.0K miss both ends of the Alaska social work bench.
Alaska nurse practitioners still spread 29.6% around about $155.2K, so Alaska can't freeze one figure.
Each occupation
1Healthcare Social Workers
- 25th percentile
- $47,620
- State median
- $62,000
- 75th percentile
- $84,990
- Spread as percent of median
- 60.3%
2Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- 25th percentile
- $48,550
- State median
- $60,950
- 75th percentile
- $82,610
- Spread as percent of median
- 55.9%
3Medical Records Specialists
- 25th percentile
- $51,050
- State median
- $61,090
- 75th percentile
- $72,800
- Spread as percent of median
- 35.6%
4Psychiatric Technicians
- 25th percentile
- $49,130
- State median
- $51,650
- 75th percentile
- $66,310
- Spread as percent of median
- 33.3%
5Nurse Practitioners
- 25th percentile
- $126,080
- State median
- $155,170
- 75th percentile
- $172,000
- Spread as percent of median
- 29.6%
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | 25th percentile | State median | 75th percentile | Spread as percent of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare Social Workers | $47,620 | $62,000 | $84,990 | 60.3% |
| 2 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $48,550 | $60,950 | $82,610 | 55.9% |
| 3 | Medical Records Specialists | $51,050 | $61,090 | $72,800 | 35.6% |
| 4 | Psychiatric Technicians | $49,130 | $51,650 | $66,310 | 33.3% |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,080 | $155,170 | $172,000 | 29.6% |
Takeaways
- Alaska lab pay spreads 55.9% from about $48.6K to about $82.6K, with no single Alaska number.
- Alaska records pay spreads 35.6% around about $61.1K, so one Alaska figure fails that seat.
- Alaska psychiatric technicians spread 33.3% around about $51.7K, still a real Alaska gap.
- Show both Alaska ends whenever an Alaska social work wage hits the offer.
For recruiters
- Write the Alaska range into the social work offer before Alaska loses people at the top end.
- Check Alaska nurse practitioners the same way, because that Alaska spread still punishes one figure.
- Flag the Alaska wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The spread is the OEWS 75th percentile minus the 25th percentile, divided by the state median, shown as a percent. Both percentiles have to be published. The 5 widest spreads in Alaska are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by that spread, Alaska is 8 of 51. A row links to the Alaska metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $47,620 is stated as about $47.6K. $62,000 is stated as about $62.0K. $84,990 is stated as about $85.0K. $155,170 is stated as about $155.2K. Rounded figures in the prose: $48,550 is stated as about $48.6K. $82,610 is stated as about $82.6K. $61,090 is stated as about $61.1K. $51,650 is stated as about $51.7K.
Sources
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