SOC 53-7072 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers — Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
Median pay for this occupation in Anchorage, AK comes to $75,810 a year, ahead of the national median of $61,770 by 22.7%.
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
- +2.6%
- Openings per year
- 1,500
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Anchorage, AK.
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
Median pay for this occupation in Anchorage, AK comes to $75,810 a year, ahead of the national median of $61,770 by 22.7%. Pay ranges from under $62,220 at the tenth percentile to more than $97,370 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $63,340 to $86,720.
Employment stands at 60, or 0.3 jobs per thousand held locally. Of the 425 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 195th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $62,220 | +0.7% |
| 25th | $63,340 | +2.5% |
| Median (50th) | $75,810 | +22.7% |
| 75th | $86,720 | +40.4% |
| 90th | $97,370 | +57.6% |
| Mean | $76,690 | +24.2% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Anchorage run 5.4% above the national average, so the median of $75,810 buys what $71,926 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 16.4% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$75,810as reported by BLSLocal price level
105.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$71,926US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $75,810 a year, 22.7% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $62,220 to $97,370 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 60 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers in Anchorage, AK?
The median annual wage is $75,810, or $36.45 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 $61,770, so pay in Anchorage, AK is 22.7% 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 Anchorage, AK earns more than $97,370 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $62,220 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.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 60 jobs in this occupation in Anchorage, AK. 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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