SOC 27-2022 · Anchorage, AK metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Anchorage, AK

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Anchorage, Alaska is $43,660 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,170: half of the 190 people in this job in the Anchorage, AK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 29% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).

$43,660average per year

Median $41,170Take-home ≈ $37,261

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-29%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Alaska metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,060 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Anchorage earn between $37,350 and $49,030.

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,660$3,638—
Median$41,170$3,431—
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,350$3,112—
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,030$4,086—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $43,660, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $37,261 a year, or $3,105 a month and $1,433 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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Is Anchorage a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Anchorage area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $43,660 buys what about $41,415 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other Alaska cities

Anchorage ranks 2nd of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job; Fairbanks pays the most ($56,940).

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in Alaska

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Anchorage: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Anchorage?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,070 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Anchorage?

About $37,261 a year ($3,105 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,660. Alaska has no state income tax; Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Anchorage than elsewhere?

The average here is 29% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Anchorage, AK (11260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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