Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Anchorage, AK
Median annual salary
$115,020
+51% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$103,996
cost index 110.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Anchorage, AK
| 10th percentile | $80,240 |
| 25th percentile | $98,590 |
| Median (50th) | $115,020 |
| 75th percentile | $126,480 |
| 90th percentile | $132,370 |
| Mean | $111,620 |
| Employed in metro | 570 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Anchorage, AK earns a median of $115,020 per year. That is 51% above the national median of $76,210 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 $103,996 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.