SOC 47-2132 · Anchorage, AK metro

Insulation Workers, Mechanical Salary in Anchorage, AK

The average salary for insulation workers, mechanical in Anchorage, Alaska is $82,910 a year ($39.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,410: half of the 30 people in this job in the Anchorage, AK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,854).

$82,910average per year

$39.86 / hourMedian $84,410Take-home ≈ $67,157

  • $60K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
+22%vs U.S. metro average
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Mechanical pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,610 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, mechanical in Anchorage earn between $82,130 and $87,730.

  • $60K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$82,910$6,909$39.86
Median$84,410$7,034$40.58
Entry level (25th percentile)$82,130$6,844$39.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$87,730$7,311$42.18

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

Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $82,910, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $67,157 a year, or $5,596 a month and $2,583 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 insulation workers, mechanical? 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 $82,910 buys what about $78,647 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for insulation workers, mechanical

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,800).

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Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary in Anchorage: questions

How much do insulation workers, mechanical make an hour in Anchorage?

$39.86 an hour on average, and $40.58 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insulation workers, mechanical salary in Anchorage?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $82,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insulation workers, mechanical take-home pay in Anchorage?

About $67,157 a year ($5,596 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,910. Alaska has no state income tax; Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

Do insulation workers, mechanical earn more in Anchorage than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,854).

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 47-2132; area Anchorage, AK (11260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • 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 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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