Career Atlas USA

Retail Salespersons Salary in Fairbanks-College, AK

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Retail Salespersons in Fairbanks-College, AK is $37,550. BLS estimates approximately 1,040 people work in this occupation in Fairbanks-College, AK. Fairbanks-College, AK is 6.0% above the national median ($35,410).

Median salary
$37,550
Average salary
$41,330
Median hourly
$18.05
Employment
1,040

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$30,070$14.46
25th percentile$33,120$15.92
Median (50th)$37,550$18.05
75th percentile$44,130$21.22
90th percentile$54,960$26.42

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
28.51
Location quotient
1.14

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Fairbanks-College, AK’s regional price level is above the national average (index 103.208, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $36,383 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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