SOC 15-1252 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Software Developers make in Fairbanks-College, AK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Fairbanks-College, AK is $101,260. The 10th percentile is $61,870 and the 90th percentile is $185,300. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$101,260

10th percentile
$61,870
25th percentile
$62,190
Median
$101,260
75th percentile
$126,150
90th percentile
$185,300
Mean
$106,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $61,870 and the 90th percentile is $185,300. The difference is $123,430, which is 121.9% 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 $62,190 to the 75th at $126,150, covers $63,960.

The mean annual wage is $106,080, which sits above the median of $101,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fairbanks-College, AK median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,113, which is 27.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $101,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $98,113 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 Software Developers. Fairbanks-College, 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).).

  • Anchorage, AK is 196 miles away, with a median of $104,030 and employment of 320. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,681, against $98,113 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Fairbanks-College, AK (70 of 36,430). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.18 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK · Software Developers 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 Software Developers make in Fairbanks-College, AK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Fairbanks-College, AK is $101,260. The 10th percentile is $61,870 and the 90th percentile is $185,300. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Software Developers?

The local median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $135,980.

What is Software Developers pay in Fairbanks-College, AK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fairbanks-College, AK is 103.208, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $101,260 is $98,113. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fairbanks-College, AK compare with nearby metros for Software Developers?

Anchorage, AK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 196 miles away, at $104,030. Fairbanks-College, AK ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.