Mechanical Engineers Salary in Anchorage, AK
Median annual salary
$121,610
+17% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$109,955
cost index 110.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Anchorage, AK
| 10th percentile | $76,660 |
| 25th percentile | $92,280 |
| Median (50th) | $121,610 |
| 75th percentile | $157,610 |
| 90th percentile | $166,530 |
| Mean | $123,880 |
| Employed in metro | 270 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Anchorage, AK earns a median of $121,610 per year. That is 17% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Anchorage, AK has a cost index of 110.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $109,955 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,505, median gross rent $1,458/mo, and the median home value $379,100. See the full Anchorage, AK cost-of-living profile.