Highest-paying jobs in Fairbanks

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#50. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $91,790
- Median hourly wage: $44.13
- Total employment: 30 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $92,240
- Median hourly wage: $44.34
- Total employment: 50 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Sales managers

- Median annual wage: $92,990
- Median hourly wage: $44.71
- Total employment: 90 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $93,480
- Median hourly wage: $44.94
- Total employment: 90 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $93,590
- Median hourly wage: $45.00
- Total employment: 50 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $93,710
- Median hourly wage: $45.05
- Total employment: 270 people (7.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Occupational health and safety specialists

- Median annual wage: $94,610
- Median hourly wage: $45.49
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

- Median annual wage: $94,630
- Median hourly wage: $45.50
- Total employment: 80 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $94,760
- Median hourly wage: $45.56
- Total employment: 280 people (7.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $95,590
- Median hourly wage: $45.96
- Total employment: 120 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

- Median annual wage: $96,290
- Median hourly wage: $46.29
- Total employment: 290 people (8.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Administrative services managers

- Median annual wage: $97,760
- Median hourly wage: $47.00
- Total employment: 80 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $98,200
- Median hourly wage: $47.21
- Total employment: 60 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $98,560
- Median hourly wage: $47.38
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $98,890
- Median hourly wage: $47.54
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $100,190
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

- Median annual wage: $100,410
- Median hourly wage: $48.27
- Total employment: 410 people (11.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $101,190
- Median hourly wage: $48.65
- Total employment: 80 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Management analysts

- Median annual wage: $101,500
- Median hourly wage: $48.80
- Total employment: 90 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Computer occupations, all other

- Median annual wage: $101,750
- Median hourly wage: $48.92
- Total employment: 120 people (3.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Medical and health services managers

- Median annual wage: $102,300
- Median hourly wage: $49.18
- Total employment: 170 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Registered nurses

- Median annual wage: $102,660
- Median hourly wage: $49.36
- Total employment: 720 people (19.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $104,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $104,160
- Median hourly wage: $50.08
- Total employment: 50 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $104,450
- Median hourly wage: $50.22
- Total employment: 40 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $104,560
- Median hourly wage: $50.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Civil engineers

- Median annual wage: $104,600
- Median hourly wage: $50.29
- Total employment: 220 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $106,930
- Median hourly wage: $51.41
- Total employment: 100 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Environmental engineers

- Median annual wage: $108,040
- Median hourly wage: $51.94
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $109,980
- Median hourly wage: $52.87
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. General and operations managers

- Median annual wage: $110,560
- Median hourly wage: $53.15
- Total employment: 630 people (17.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Facilities managers

- Median annual wage: $112,150
- Median hourly wage: $53.92
- Total employment: 80 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Project management specialists

- Median annual wage: $112,900
- Median hourly wage: $54.28
- Total employment: 180 people (5.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $117,060
- Median hourly wage: $56.28
- Total employment: 40 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $117,360
- Median hourly wage: $56.42
- Total employment: 200 people (5.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Natural sciences managers

- Median annual wage: $118,180
- Median hourly wage: $56.82
- Total employment: 60 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $122,120
- Median hourly wage: $58.71
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $123,320
- Median hourly wage: $59.29
- Total employment: 60 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $123,950
- Median hourly wage: $59.59
- Total employment: 90 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $124,590
- Median hourly wage: $59.90
- Total employment: 170 people (4.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $127,140
- Median hourly wage: $61.13
- Total employment: 40 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $129,820
- Median hourly wage: $62.41
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $130,110
- Median hourly wage: $62.55
- Total employment: 100 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $133,480
- Median hourly wage: $64.17
- Total employment: 70 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Construction managers

- Median annual wage: $133,780
- Median hourly wage: $64.32
- Total employment: 180 people (4.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $137,300
- Median hourly wage: $66.01
- Total employment: 90 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $139,110
- Median hourly wage: $66.88
- Total employment: 50 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Chief executives

- Median annual wage: $157,860
- Median hourly wage: $75.90
- Total employment: 70 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $167,100
- Median hourly wage: $80.34
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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