SOC 27-4011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Audio and Video Technicians — Alaska
Alaska · 1 metro areas compared
At $62,060, median pay for Audio and Video Technicians in Alaska tracks the national median of $58,100 closely.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +3.3%
- Openings per year
- 7,300
- Typical entry-level education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
11.0% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Alaska.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
At $62,060, median pay for Audio and Video Technicians in Alaska tracks the national median of $58,100 closely. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $50,860 and $82,230. The lowest tenth earn under $43,040, while the highest tenth earn more than $89,240.
Employment stands at 70, or 0.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 49 states with published data for this occupation, Alaska ranks 10th by median wage. Anchorage leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $62,200. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 306th of 515 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $43,040 | −25.9% |
| 25th | $50,860 | −12.5% |
| Median (50th) | $62,060 | +6.8% |
| 75th | $82,230 | +41.5% |
| 90th | $89,240 | +53.6% |
| Mean | $65,470 | +12.7% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Alaska
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | $62,200 | 40 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Alaska run 2.4% above the national average, so the median of $62,060 buys what $60,605 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 4.3% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$62,060as reported by BLSLocal price level
102.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$60,605US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $62,060 a year, 6.8% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $43,040 to $89,240 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 70 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 10th of 49 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Anchorage, at $62,200.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Audio and Video Technicians in Alaska?
The median annual wage is $62,060, or $29.84 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $58,100, so pay in Alaska is 6.8% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Alaska earns more than $89,240 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $43,040 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Anchorage, at $62,200 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 70 jobs in this occupation in Alaska. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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