Alaska state government salary

Alaska Salaries

Total state expenditures: $15.6 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Alaska.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$84,000/year	$307/day

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy	$145,000
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Nancy Dahlstrom	$114,991
Attorney General of Alaska Stephen Cox	$$169,708
Alaska Commissioner of Transportation and Public Facilities Ryan Anderson
Alaska Commissioner of Education Deena Bishop	$159,432
Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources John Boyle	$141,160
Alaska Commissioner of Environmental Conservation Christina Carpenter
Alaska Commissioner of Public Safety James Cockrell
Alaska Regulatory Commission Steve DeVries	$135,583
Alaska Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Janelle Earls
Alaska Regulatory Commission John Espindola	$135,583
Alaska Commissioner of Health Heidi Hedberg
Alaska Regulatory Commission Mark A. Johnston	$135,583
Alaska Commissioner of Family and Community Services Kim Kovol
Alaska Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Cathy Munoz
Alaska Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Cathy Munoz
Alaska Regulatory Commission Robert Pickett	$135,583
Alaska Commissioner of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Julie Sande
Alaska Commissioner of Military and Veterans Affairs Torrence Saxe
Alaska Director of Agriculture Bryan Scoresby	$124,449
Alaska Regulatory Commission John Springsteen	$135,583
Alaska Commissioner of Fish and Game Doug Vincent-Lang
Alaska Commissioner of Administration Paula Vrana
Alaska Director of Insurance Lori Wing-Heier	$146,737
Alaska Commissioner of Corrections Jen Winkelman
Alaska Comptroller Kayla Wisner

Judicial salaries

See also: Alaska court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $226,200	Associates: $213,701

State profile

Demographic data for Alaska
	Alaska	U.S.
Total population:	737,709	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	570,641	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	66%	73.6%
Black/African American:	3.4%	12.6%
Asian:	5.9%	5.1%
Native American:	13.8%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more:	8.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	6.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	92.1%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	28%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$72,515	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	11.3%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alaska. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Alaska

Alaska voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts