Teacher salary in Alaska: what each kind of teacher earns.
There is no single teacher wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of teacher in Alaska, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$46,130 – $81,000
Range of medians across the 10 teacher occupations BLS publishes for Alaska. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “teacher” wage for Alaska. Across the 10 teacher occupations with a published May 2025 median in Alaska, median annual pay ran from $46,130 (“preschool teachers, except special education”) to $81,000 (“special education teachers, middle school”). “Elementary school teachers, except special education”, the largest of them in Alaska (3,500 employed), earned a median of $79,260, compared with $63,970 nationally.
Teachers in Alaska at a glance
“Elementary school teachers, except special education” are the largest teacher occupation with a published median in Alaska, with 3,500 employed and a median annual wage of $79,260 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the teacher occupations with a published median in Alaska, “special education teachers, middle school” had the highest: $81,000 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
All of the 10 teacher occupations with a published median in Alaska were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Nationally, BLS publishes a median of $63,250 for its preschool, elementary, middle, secondary, and special education teachers group; BLS publishes no state figure for that group, so this page shows each occupation separately.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of teacher earns in Alaska
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Alaska | Median hourly | Employed in Alaska | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | $81,000 | annual only | 200 | $66,810 | +21% vs national |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | $80,580 | annual only | 590 | $74,260 | +9% vs national |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool | $80,390 | annual only | 110 | $64,830 | +24% vs national |
| Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School | $80,230 | annual only | 320 | $65,120 | +23% vs national |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $79,650 | annual only | 2,790 | $72,040 | +11% vs national |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $79,260 | annual only | 3,500 | $63,970 | +24% vs national |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $78,940 | annual only | 1,150 | $64,370 | +23% vs national |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School | $78,130 | annual only | 170 | $66,270 | +18% vs national |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $66,920 | $32.17 | 1,420 | $41,670 | +61% vs national |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $46,130 | $22.18 | 520 | $38,140 | +21% vs national |
Data The other 4 teacher occupations on the national page, and what BLS publishes for Alaska:
- no estimate in BLS's May 2025 file for Alaska: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education; Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School; Special Education Teachers, All Other; Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors.
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Alaska, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Teachers page. BLS publishes no teacher-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Alaska.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).