How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Fairbanks-College, AK?

Percentile spread

For Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th percentile is $94,600. The difference is $32,200, which is 34.0% 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 $78,140 to the 75th at $94,600, covers $16,460.

The mean annual wage is $85,950, which sits below the median of $94,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fairbanks-College, AK median is 57.2% higher than the national median of $60,190 for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,660, which is 52.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.2% higher than the Alaska median of $80,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fairbanks-College, AK is 103.208, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $91,660 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. Fairbanks-College, AK ranks 1st 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).).

• Anchorage, AK is 196 miles away, with a median of $80,030. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,915, against $91,660 here.

Employment share

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Fairbanks-College, AK (60 of 36,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 13.17 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.