Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Alaska

Police and sheriff's patrol officers in Alaska earned a median of $99,130 a year ($47.66 an hour) and a mean of $101,770 in May 2025. The median is 30.1% above the U.S. median of $76,210, ranking 4th of 53 states and territories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersSOC 33-3051Area AlaskaPeriod May 2025

Median annual: $99,130
Median hourly: $47.66
Mean annual: $101,770
Jobs on record: 1,260

$60,67010th percentile$29.17 an hour

$78,81025th percentile$37.89 an hour

$99,130Median$47.66 an hour

$126,48075th percentile$60.81 an hour

$137,34090th percentile$66.03 an hour

Grey needle: U.S. median, $76,210 a year.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Alaska compare on pay for police and sheriff's patrol officers?

Alaska ranks 4th of 53 states and territories. California is highest at $118,880, $19,750 more than the Alaska median.

State	Rank	Median	Against U.S.	Jobs
Washington	2	$102,080	+34%	9,160
Illinois	3	$100,520	+32%	29,180
Alaska	4	$99,130	+30%	1,260
Colorado	5	$97,350	+28%	9,610
Delaware	6	$92,970	+22%	1,800

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 53 states and territories with a published figure. See every state.

Does Alaska pay go further after prices?

Prices in Alaska run 2.4% above the U.S. average, so the $99,130 median buys about what $96,845 buys at average U.S. prices, above the $76,210 U.S. median. On this measure Alaska ranks 3rd of 51, up from 4th before the adjustment.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025; BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. The adjustment divides pay by the state's price level.

Which areas in Alaska pay police and sheriff's patrol officers the most?

Anchorage, AK is highest at $115,020, 16.0% above the Alaska median.

Area	Median	Jobs
Anchorage, AK	$115,020	570
Fairbanks-College, AK	$105,370	110
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$84,280	590

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in Alaska is shown; an area that crosses state lines is listed under the first state in its BLS title.

How many police and sheriff's patrol officers work in Alaska?

BLS counts 1,260 jobs in Alaska, 0.19% of the 670,520 in the U.S. That is the 51st largest count among the 53 states and territories with a published figure. That is 3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in Alaska, a location quotient of 0.90: the occupation's share of local jobs is 0.90 times its national share, so it is less concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Alaska

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