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Aleutians East Borough, Alaska — Wages & Employment (2023)

Ranked #155 of 3,141 US counties by the Gera Local Wage Premium US (100.1, US = 100) — computed from real BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data.

What is the average wage in Aleutians East Borough, AK?

Aleutians East Borough, AK has a GLWP-US of 100.1 (rank #155 of 3,141), in line with the US average. Average weekly wage: $1393 (~$72,436/year, US = $1392/wk). Its highest-concentration sector is Manufacturing (LQ 9.41x). Source: BLS QCEW 2023.

Source:BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 2023·As of Annual 2023 · updated annual · last refreshed

Gera Local Wage Premium US

Aleutians East Borough's wage premium vs US average (rank #155 of 3,141). In line with the US average.

How this is calculated
100.1 · US 100

$1,393

Avg weekly wage (2023)

$72,436

Approx annual pay

100.1

GLWP-US (US = 100)

#155 / 3,141

National rank

2,292

Average employment

$1,392

US avg weekly wage

Aleutians East Borough vs US average — wage comparison

MetricAleutians East BoroughUS AveragePremium
Avg weekly wage$1,393$1,392+$1
Approx annual pay$72,436$72,384+$52
GLWP-US index100.1100.0+0.1

Source: BLS QCEW 2023, all industries, all ownership types. Annual pay = weekly wage × 52 (derived). GLWP-US = (county wage / US $1392/wk) × 100.

Aleutians East Borough — top industries by employment concentration

Location Quotient (LQ) > 1.0 means the industry is more concentrated here than the US average. Private sector, BLS QCEW 2023.

Industry (NAICS sector)LQAvg Wk Wage (sector)
Manufacturing9.41x$1,513
Transportation & Warehousing0.22x$1,756
Information0.20x$479
Retail Trade0.19x$659

LQ = (county sector employment share) / (US sector employment share). Source: BLS QCEW 2023, agglvl_code=74, own_code=5 (private sector).

Aleutians East Borough — GLWP-US breakdown

GLWP-US

100.1

US = 100

National Rank

#155

of 3,141 counties

Wage Premium

+$1

vs US avg/wk

GLWP-US = 100.1 (rank #155 of 3,141, in line with the US average). Formula: ($1393/wk ÷ $1392/wk) × 100 = 100.1.

Explore US County Wage Premiums — Interactive

US average = $$1,392/wk (GLWP-US 100). Showing top 50 results.

RankCountyStateGLWP-USAvg Wk Wage
#1North Slope BoroughAK175.3$2,440
#2Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaAK118.5$1,650
#3Northwest Arctic BoroughAK117.2$1,632
#4Aleutians West Census AreaAK115.5$1,608
#5Chugach Census AreaAK102.0$1,420
#6Aleutians East BoroughAK100.1$1,393
#7Anchorage MunicipalityAK98.3$1,369
#8Nome Census AreaAK96.3$1,341
#9Bristol Bay BoroughAK95.3$1,327
#10Fairbanks North Star BoroughAK91.7$1,277
#11Juneau City and BoroughAK91.6$1,275
#12Yakutat City and BoroughAK87.7$1,221
#13Dillingham Census AreaAK87.6$1,219
#14Denali BoroughAK87.3$1,215
#15Sitka City and BoroughAK85.5$1,190
#16Kodiak Island BoroughAK84.8$1,181
#17Ketchikan Gateway BoroughAK83.0$1,156
#18Kenai Peninsula BoroughAK82.7$1,151
#19Skagway MunicipalityAK78.8$1,097
#20Petersburg BoroughAK76.8$1,069
#21Copper River Census AreaAK76.4$1,064
#22Wrangell City and BoroughAK76.4$1,063
#23Matanuska-Susitna BoroughAK76.3$1,062
#24Bethel Census AreaAK74.0$1,030
#25Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaAK72.4$1,008
#26Lake and Peninsula BoroughAK69.7$970
#27Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK68.7$956
#28Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaAK66.2$921
#29Haines BoroughAK64.4$897
#30Kusilvak Census AreaAK53.4$743

Source: BLS QCEW 2023 Annual Single File, US public domain. GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage ÷ US avg $1,392/wk) × 100. Top sector LQ = employment location quotient (private sector). Computed by GeraJobs.

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Aleutians East Borough wages — FAQ

What is the GLWP-US score for Aleutians East Borough, AK?
Aleutians East Borough, AK has a Gera Local Wage Premium US (GLWP-US) of 100.1 (US average = 100), ranking #155 of 3,141 US counties. This puts it in line with the US average. Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
What is the average weekly wage in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska?
The BLS QCEW 2023 data shows the annual average weekly wage in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska is $1393, equating to approximately $72,436/year. The US average is $1392/wk ($72,384/year). GLWP-US: 100.1 (US = 100).
How many people are employed in Aleutians East Borough?
In 2023, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska had an annual average employment of 2,292 workers covered by unemployment insurance, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. This covers private-sector and government workers across all industries.
What industries are most concentrated in Aleutians East Borough?
Based on BLS QCEW 2023 employment Location Quotients, the most concentrated private-sector industries in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska are: Manufacturing (LQ 9.41x, avg $1513/wk); Transportation & Warehousing (LQ 0.22x, avg $1756/wk); Information (LQ 0.20x, avg $479/wk); Retail Trade (LQ 0.19x, avg $659/wk). An LQ above 1.0 means the county has a higher share of that industry than the US overall.
How does Aleutians East Borough's wage compare to Alaska overall?
Aleutians East Borough has a GLWP-US of 100.1 vs the US average of 100. To see how Aleutians East Borough compares to other counties in Alaska, explore the full GeraJobs US Wage Premium rankings. The GLWP-US is computed from BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data covering all industries and ownership types.

How the Gera Local Wage Premium US is calculated

GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage / US avg weekly wage) × 100. US average $1392/wk in 2023 → US = 100 by construction. Data: BLS QCEW 2023 annual singlefile, all industries, all ownership. Suppressed cells excluded. No imputation. Full methodology · Licence: US public domain.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW 2023 Annual Single File (data.bls.gov/cew/data/files/2023/csv/2023_annual_singlefile.zip). US public domain. Area title from BLS area_titles.csv. FIPS: 02013. No figure is modelled or estimated.

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