Medical Assistants salary in Anchorage, AK

Median pay for medical assistants in Anchorage, AK: $50,420/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $41,420 – $64,300 · about 1,480 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$11,255 (+29%).

What it's really worth in Anchorage

With Anchorage's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $50,420 has the buying power of about $47,223 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,016 · median home $422,103 · median rent $1,770/mo.

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How Anchorage ranks for this job

On raw pay, Anchorage, AK is 8th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Anchorage's cost of living is applied, it ranks 16th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Anchorage sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Anchorage

A median home in Anchorage, AK costs $422,103 — about 8.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,770/mo works out at 42% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Anchorage.

Metro	Median pay	vs Anchorage	Rent vs Anchorage
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+48%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+20%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+19%	1.8×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+18%	1.3×

Who hires medical assistants around Anchorage

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Providence Health & Services · Healthcare
• Alaska Regional Hospital · Healthcare

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