Dishwashers in Alaska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,411
after federal, FICA and Alaska tax
Tax takes
$4,479
13.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,915
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
$33,890
Kept after tax
$29,411
Worth in national money
$28,915
State rank
21
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Alaska is 21 of 51 states for dishwashers, with a middle wage of $33,890. 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, dishwashers ranks 423. 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 $33,890, take-home of $29,411 is worth roughly $28,915 in national money. The average lands at $32,500, below the middle of the range.
- Alaska ranks 21 of 51 for dishwashers at $33,890. 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, dishwashers ranks 423 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 dishwashers, whose median is $33,890, the adjusted figure of $28,915 differs little from $29,411 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $32,500 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Dishwashers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $36,440 |
| This salary | $33,890 |
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 | $29,411 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,411 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,351 |
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 | $33,890 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,634 |
| 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 dishwashers in Alaska earn under $33,890 and half over. The published range runs $27,040 at the tenth percentile to $36,440 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Alaska's $29,411, worked from $33,890. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 423 of 430.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alaska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $28,915, the adjusted value of that $33,890 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 423 of 430 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for dishwashers in Alaska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $27,040 to $36,440; 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.
- The Alaska take-home of $29,411, on $33,890 for work ranking 423 of 430 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 423 of 430 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alaska, so $28,915 — the adjusted value of that $33,890 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 423 of 430 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $32,500 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $27,040 at the tenth percentile, $36,440 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Alaska costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $28,915 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $29,411 survives, because Alaska levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Alaska is $32,500. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,040 to $36,440) 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 $28,915 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 $29,411 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.