Computer Programmers Salary in Anchorage, AK

Computer Programmers pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $137,210 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Anchorage earn between $80,020 and $114,900.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $98,790, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $78,329 a year, or $6,527 a month and $3,013 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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.

Is Anchorage a good place for computer programmers? 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 $98,790 buys what about $93,711 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other Alaska cities

Anchorage ranks 1st of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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