Financial Managers in Alaska

Is Alaska a good place for you to work as a Financial Manager?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Financial Managers in Alaska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Financial Managers in Alaska is growing faster than average.

• Financial Managers in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Financial Managers Work in Alaska?

1,000 people worked as Financial Managers in 2018 in this state.

There were 970 Financial Managers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,900 Financial Managers working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Financial Managers than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Financial Managers in this state are growing at a rate of 5.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 18.7%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 90 annual Financial Managers job openings in Alaska, and 1,220 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 56,900 annual jobs and 689,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Financial Managers Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Financial Managers ranged from $64,600 to $161,380 with $103,690 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $31.06 to $77.59. The median hourly rate was $49.85.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $47.98 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.87.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Alaska Metros for Financial Managers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Financial Managers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	540	$106,060
Fairbanks, AK	110	$109,860

Top States for Financial Managers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Financial Managers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	81,350	$139,240
New York	42,460	$194,820
Illinois	40,040	$126,020
Texas	39,580	$129,320
Massachusetts	33,880	$130,180
Florida	29,050	$114,190
New Jersey	21,340	$157,490
Ohio	19,980	$118,100
Georgia	17,840	$127,830
Pennsylvania	17,730	$138,980
Tennessee	15,870	$95,970
Connecticut	15,750	$144,500
North Carolina	15,730	$131,610
Minnesota	15,610	$121,210
Virginia	15,180	$147,710
Michigan	14,760	$116,300
Washington	13,010	$123,430
Maryland	12,550	$137,820
Arizona	11,400	$103,910
Iowa	8,630	$100,280

Below are the states where Financial Managers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$194,820
New Jersey	$157,490
Delaware	$152,180
District of Columbia	$150,550
Virginia	$147,710
Colorado	$146,000
Connecticut	$144,500
California	$139,240
Pennsylvania	$138,980
Maryland	$137,820

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dave Dugdale under License

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