Conservation Scientists Salary in Anchorage, AK

Conservation Scientists pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,030 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Anchorage earn between $64,150 and $99,960.

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

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $87,460, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $70,358 a year, or $5,863 a month and $2,706 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 conservation scientists? 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 $87,460 buys what about $82,963 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists 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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Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

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• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$103,560 a year
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