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Police pay in Alaska
Entry pay in Alaska runs from $60,840 to $97,365 a year. Verified at 11 agencies, each figure taken from that employer's own published document and dated on its page.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
The middle Alaska agency starts officers on $79,726, above the national middle of $68,390 — 5th of the 50 states we can rank.
How Alaska compares
Every figure below is a starting salary — what an agency pays an officer in their first year, before overtime. Each one is the middle agency of its group: half pay more, half pay less.
| Agencies compared | Middle AK agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $79,726 | $68,390 | +17% |
| City departments | $79,726 | $71,302 | +12% |
| Sheriff's offices | $71,406 | $65,374 | +9% |
The best-paid agency in Alaska starts officers on 1.6 times what the lowest-paid one does — $97,365 against $60,840. Overall, Alaska ranks 5th of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal5 agencies
Lowest$60,840
Middle$79,726
Highest$85,405
Across 5 city departments in Alaska.
Sheriff5 agencies
Lowest$66,768
Middle$71,406
Highest$94,120
Across 5 sheriff's offices in Alaska.
State1 agency
Alaska State Troopers$97,365
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
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Every Alaska agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska State Troopers | State | $97,365 |
| 2 | North Slope Borough Police Department | County | $94,120 |
| 3 | Anchorage Police Department | Municipal | $85,405 |
| 4 | Juneau Police Department | County | $84,490 |
| 5 | Wasilla Police Department | Municipal | $80,558 |
| 6 | Ketchikan Police Department | Municipal | $79,726 |
| 7 | Kenai Police Department | Municipal | $79,414 |
| 8 | Petersburg Borough Police Department | County | $71,406 |
| 9 | Bristol Bay Borough Police Department | County | $68,390 |
| 10 | Haines Borough Police Department | County | $66,768 |
| 11 | Palmer Police Department | Municipal | $60,840 |
Also for Alaska: What Alaska agencies say about off-duty work Taken from each agency's own published policy.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 10 August 2026. Entry-level base salary only — overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more than the figure shown. Where an agency publishes both an academy rate and a post-academy rate, the post-academy rate is used. A missing agency has not been checked, not found to pay less.
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