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Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska — Wages & Employment (2023)

Ranked #212 of 3,141 US counties by the Gera Local Wage Premium US (95.3, US = 100) — computed from real BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data.

What is the average wage in Bristol Bay Borough, AK?

Bristol Bay Borough, AK has a GLWP-US of 95.3 (rank #212 of 3,141), in line with the US average. Average weekly wage: $1327 (~$69,004/year, US = $1392/wk). Its highest-concentration sector is Manufacturing (LQ 6.50x). 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

Bristol Bay Borough's wage premium vs US average (rank #212 of 3,141). In line with the US average.

How this is calculated
95.3 · US 100

$1,327

Avg weekly wage (2023)

$69,004

Approx annual pay

95.3

GLWP-US (US = 100)

#212 / 3,141

National rank

1,317

Average employment

$1,392

US avg weekly wage

Bristol Bay Borough vs US average — wage comparison

MetricBristol Bay BoroughUS AveragePremium
Avg weekly wage$1,327$1,392-$65
Approx annual pay$69,004$72,384-$3,380
GLWP-US index95.3100.0-4.7

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

Bristol Bay 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)
Manufacturing6.50x$1,271
Transportation & Warehousing1.25x$1,403
Accommodation & Food Services1.12x$1,079
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation0.70x$1,061

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

Bristol Bay Borough — GLWP-US breakdown

GLWP-US

95.3

US = 100

National Rank

#212

of 3,141 counties

Wage Premium

$65

vs US avg/wk

GLWP-US = 95.3 (rank #212 of 3,141, in line with the US average). Formula: ($1327/wk ÷ $1392/wk) × 100 = 95.3.

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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Bristol Bay Borough wages — FAQ

What is the GLWP-US score for Bristol Bay Borough, AK?
Bristol Bay Borough, AK has a Gera Local Wage Premium US (GLWP-US) of 95.3 (US average = 100), ranking #212 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 Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska?
The BLS QCEW 2023 data shows the annual average weekly wage in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska is $1327, equating to approximately $69,004/year. The US average is $1392/wk ($72,384/year). GLWP-US: 95.3 (US = 100).
How many people are employed in Bristol Bay Borough?
In 2023, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska had an annual average employment of 1,317 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 Bristol Bay Borough?
Based on BLS QCEW 2023 employment Location Quotients, the most concentrated private-sector industries in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska are: Manufacturing (LQ 6.50x, avg $1271/wk); Transportation & Warehousing (LQ 1.25x, avg $1403/wk); Accommodation & Food Services (LQ 1.12x, avg $1079/wk); Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (LQ 0.70x, avg $1061/wk). An LQ above 1.0 means the county has a higher share of that industry than the US overall.
How does Bristol Bay Borough's wage compare to Alaska overall?
Bristol Bay Borough has a GLWP-US of 95.3 vs the US average of 100. To see how Bristol Bay 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: 02060. No figure is modelled or estimated.

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