Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Alaska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,013
after federal, FICA and Alaska tax
Tax takes
$4,137
12.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$27,540
Alaska costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alaska — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$32,150
Kept after tax
$28,013
Worth in national money
$27,540
State rank
25
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Alaska is 25 of 48 states for baggage porters and bellhops, with a middle wage of $32,150. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Alaska this is lower-paid work. Of 430 occupations the state publishes figures for, baggage porters and bellhops ranks 426. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Alaska costs about what the country costs, so from $32,150, take-home of $28,013 is worth roughly $27,540 in national money. The average lands at $31,600, below the middle of the range.
- Alaska ranks 25 of 48 for baggage porters and bellhops at $32,150. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Alaska reports, baggage porters and bellhops ranks 426 of 430, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Alaska is near the national base, so for baggage porters and bellhops, whose median is $32,150, the adjusted figure of $27,540 differs little from $28,013 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $31,600 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Baggage Porters and Bellhops
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $25,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $32,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $36,890 |
| This salary | $32,150 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Alaska | $28,013 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $28,013 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,287 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $32,150 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,556 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 102 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of baggage porters and bellhops in Alaska earn under $32,150 and half over. The published range runs $25,140 at the tenth percentile to $36,890 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Alaska the take-home figure of $28,013, from $32,150, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 426 of 430 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alaska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $27,540, the adjusted value of that $32,150 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 426 of 430 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for baggage porters and bellhops in Alaska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $25,140 to $36,890; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Alaska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $28,013 from $32,150. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 426 of 430 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alaska, so $27,540 — the adjusted value of that $32,150 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 426 of 430 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $25,140 at the tenth percentile, $36,890 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Alaska run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $27,540 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $28,013 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($25,140 to $36,890) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alaska rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Alaska's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $27,540 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Alaska levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $28,013 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.