SOC 47-5023 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Anchorage, AK?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Anchorage, AK is $80,030. The 10th percentile is $61,180 and the 90th percentile is $94,620. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$80,030
- 10th percentile
- $61,180
- 25th percentile
- $61,180
- Median
- $80,030
- 75th percentile
- $94,120
- 90th percentile
- $94,620
- Mean
- $75,480
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
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Percentile spread
For Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $61,180 and the 90th percentile is $94,620. The difference is $33,440, which is 41.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,180 to the 75th at $94,120, covers $32,940.
The mean annual wage is $75,480, which sits below the median of $80,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Anchorage, AK median is 33% higher than the national median of $60,190 for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,915, which is 26.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the Alaska median of $80,040.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Anchorage, AK is 105.420, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $75,915 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. Anchorage, AK ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Fairbanks-College, AK is 196 miles away, with a median of $94,600 and employment of 60. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,660, against $75,915 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Anchorage, AK?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Anchorage, AK is $80,030. The 10th percentile is $61,180 and the 90th percentile is $94,620.
How does that compare with the national median for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas?
The local median is 33% higher than the national median of $60,190.
What is Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas pay in Anchorage, AK after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Anchorage, AK is 105.420, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,030 is $75,915. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Anchorage, AK compare with nearby metros for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas?
Fairbanks-College, AK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 196 miles away, at $94,600. Anchorage, AK ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.