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Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska — Wages & Employment (2023)

Ranked #50 of 3,141 US counties by the Gera Local Wage Premium US (118.5, US = 100) — computed from real BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data.

What is the average wage in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK?

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK has a GLWP-US of 118.5 (rank #50 of 3,141), above the US average. Average weekly wage: $1650 (~$85,800/year, US = $1392/wk). Its highest-concentration sector is Mining, Quarrying & Oil and Gas Extraction (LQ 76.18x). 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

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's wage premium vs US average (rank #50 of 3,141). Above the US average.

How this is calculated
118.5 · US 100

$1,650

Avg weekly wage (2023)

$85,800

Approx annual pay

118.5

GLWP-US (US = 100)

#50 / 3,141

National rank

2,988

Average employment

$1,392

US avg weekly wage

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area vs US average — wage comparison

MetricSoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaUS AveragePremium
Avg weekly wage$1,650$1,392+$258
Approx annual pay$85,800$72,384+$13,416
GLWP-US index118.5100.0+18.5

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

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area — 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)
Mining, Quarrying & Oil and Gas Extraction76.18x$2,549
Transportation & Warehousing0.82x$1,791
Retail Trade0.74x$745
Accommodation & Food Services0.74x$563
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting0.65x$965

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

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area — GLWP-US breakdown

GLWP-US

118.5

US = 100

National Rank

#50

of 3,141 counties

Wage Premium

+$258

vs US avg/wk

GLWP-US = 118.5 (rank #50 of 3,141, above the US average). Formula: ($1650/wk ÷ $1392/wk) × 100 = 118.5.

Explore US County Wage Premiums — Interactive

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

RankCountyStateGLWP-USAvg Wk Wage
#5North Slope BoroughAK175.3$2,440
#50Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaAK118.5$1,650
#53Northwest Arctic BoroughAK117.2$1,632
#64Aleutians West Census AreaAK115.5$1,608
#142Chugach Census AreaAK102.0$1,420
#155Aleutians East BoroughAK100.1$1,393
#170Anchorage MunicipalityAK98.3$1,369
#195Nome Census AreaAK96.3$1,341
#212Bristol Bay BoroughAK95.3$1,327
#273Fairbanks North Star BoroughAK91.7$1,277
#278Juneau City and BoroughAK91.6$1,275
#354Yakutat City and BoroughAK87.7$1,221
#356Dillingham Census AreaAK87.6$1,219
#367Denali BoroughAK87.3$1,215
#408Sitka City and BoroughAK85.5$1,190
#418Kodiak Island BoroughAK84.8$1,181
#480Ketchikan Gateway BoroughAK83.0$1,156
#495Kenai Peninsula BoroughAK82.7$1,151
#685Skagway MunicipalityAK78.8$1,097
#813Petersburg BoroughAK76.8$1,069
#836Copper River Census AreaAK76.4$1,064
#837Wrangell City and BoroughAK76.4$1,063
#845Matanuska-Susitna BoroughAK76.3$1,062
#1,021Bethel Census AreaAK74.0$1,030
#1,158Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaAK72.4$1,008
#1,433Lake and Peninsula BoroughAK69.7$970
#1,557Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK68.7$956
#1,853Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaAK66.2$921
#2,077Haines BoroughAK64.4$897
#3,007Kusilvak 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.

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area wages — FAQ

What is the GLWP-US score for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK?
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK has a Gera Local Wage Premium US (GLWP-US) of 118.5 (US average = 100), ranking #50 of 3,141 US counties. This puts it above the US average. Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
What is the average weekly wage in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
The BLS QCEW 2023 data shows the annual average weekly wage in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska is $1650, equating to approximately $85,800/year. The US average is $1392/wk ($72,384/year). GLWP-US: 118.5 (US = 100).
How many people are employed in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
In 2023, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska had an annual average employment of 2,988 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
Based on BLS QCEW 2023 employment Location Quotients, the most concentrated private-sector industries in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska are: Mining, Quarrying & Oil and Gas Extraction (LQ 76.18x, avg $2549/wk); Transportation & Warehousing (LQ 0.82x, avg $1791/wk); Retail Trade (LQ 0.74x, avg $745/wk); Accommodation & Food Services (LQ 0.74x, avg $563/wk); Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (LQ 0.65x, avg $965/wk). An LQ above 1.0 means the county has a higher share of that industry than the US overall.
How does Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's wage compare to Alaska overall?
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has a GLWP-US of 118.5 vs the US average of 100. To see how Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 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: 02240. No figure is modelled or estimated.

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