Mechanical Engineers Salary in Anchorage, AK

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,530 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Anchorage earn between $92,280 and $157,610.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $123,880, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $95,938 a year, or $7,995 a month and $3,690 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 mechanical engineers? 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 $123,880 buys what about $117,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Alaska cities

Anchorage ranks 2nd of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job; Fairbanks pays the most ($124,180).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

Mechanical Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Anchorage

• Petroleum Engineers$203,250 a year
• Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$171,000 a year
• Industrial Engineers$169,380 a year
• Engineers, All Other$144,220 a year
• Electrical Engineers$125,230 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$118,660 a year
• Aerospace Engineers$116,950 a year
• Civil Engineers$116,510 a year

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