Alaska

Living wage by county in Alaska

To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Alaska needs to pay from $21.69 an hour in Copper River Census Area to $55.39 in Bethel Census Area, before taxes. The middle county is Kenai Peninsula Borough at $32.58.

Middle county$32.58/hrKenai Peninsula Borough
Minimum wage$14.00/hrfederal minimum wage, where no local rate applies

Check a job's pay by ZIP code

All 30 boroughs and areas

CountyPay neededStudio rentTake-home needed
Aleutians East Borough$30.25/hr$1,015/mo$4,060/mo
Aleutians West Census Area$55.28/hr$1,735/mo$6,940/mo
Anchorage Municipality$35.74/hr$1,185/mo$4,740/mo
Bethel Census Area$55.39/hr$1,738/mo$6,952/mo
Bristol Bay Borough$27.29/hr$920/mo$3,680/mo
Chugach Census Area$32.80/hr$1,097/mo$4,388/mo
Copper River Census Area$21.69/hr$740/mo$2,960/mo
Denali Borough$26.17/hr$884/mo$3,536/mo
Dillingham Census Area$34.22/hr$1,142/mo$4,568/mo
Fairbanks North Star Borough$32.11/hr$1,075/mo$4,300/mo
Haines Borough$31.21/hr$1,046/mo$4,184/mo
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area$32.58/hr$1,090/mo$4,360/mo
Juneau City and Borough$38.33/hr$1,258/mo$5,032/mo
Kenai Peninsula Borough$32.58/hr$1,090/mo$4,360/mo
Ketchikan Gateway Borough$36.52/hr$1,207/mo$4,828/mo
Kodiak Island Borough$49.03/hr$1,559/mo$6,236/mo
Kusilvak Census Area$21.88/hr$746/mo$2,984/mo
Lake and Peninsula Borough$22.34/hr$761/mo$3,044/mo
Matanuska-Susitna Borough$28.69/hr$965/mo$3,860/mo
Nome Census Area$38.61/hr$1,266/mo$5,064/mo
North Slope Borough$33.14/hr$1,108/mo$4,432/mo
Northwest Arctic Borough$43.23/hr$1,396/mo$5,584/mo
Petersburg Borough$32.58/hr$1,090/mo$4,360/mo
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area$27.29/hr$920/mo$3,680/mo
Sitka City and Borough$34.29/hr$1,144/mo$4,576/mo
Skagway Municipality$39.01/hr$1,277/mo$5,108/mo
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area$28.60/hr$962/mo$3,848/mo
Wrangell City and Borough$29.25/hr$983/mo$3,932/mo
Yakutat City and Borough$34.26/hr$1,143/mo$4,572/mo
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area$28.29/hr$952/mo$3,808/mo

The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal, state and local income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent?