Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2016
Alaska
| County and sex | Number | Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) | OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total c | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | |
| Total, Alaska | 401,429 | 376,208 | 47,378 | 15,809,007 | 14,914,066 | 894,941 | 1,960,317 | 1,849,344 | 110,973 |
| Men | 217,850 | 203,469 | 26,858 | 9,610,031 | 9,029,370 | 580,661 | 1,191,644 | 1,119,642 | 72,002 |
| Women | 183,579 | 172,739 | 20,520 | 6,198,977 | 5,884,696 | 314,281 | 768,673 | 729,702 | 38,971 |
| Aleutians East | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Aleutians West | 2,246 | (X) | (X) | 64,967 | (X) | (X) | 8,056 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Anchorage | 168,852 | 160,590 | 17,404 | 7,236,039 | 6,892,996 | 343,043 | 897,269 | 854,731 | 42,537 |
| Men | 90,580 | 85,859 | 10,099 | 4,218,797 | 4,009,597 | 209,200 | 523,131 | 497,190 | 25,941 |
| Women | 78,272 | 74,731 | 7,305 | 3,017,242 | 2,883,399 | 133,843 | 374,138 | 357,541 | 16,597 |
| Bethel | 9,198 | (X) | (X) | 204,692 | (X) | (X) | 25,382 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 5,007 | (X) | (X) | 115,924 | (X) | (X) | 14,375 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 4,191 | (X) | (X) | 88,768 | (X) | (X) | 11,007 | (X) | (X) |
| Bristol Bay | 1,026 | (X) | (X) | 39,904 | (X) | (X) | 4,948 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Denali | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Dillingham | 2,976 | (X) | (X) | 109,262 | (X) | (X) | 13,548 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,542 | (X) | (X) | 54,980 | (X) | (X) | 6,817 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,434 | (X) | (X) | 54,282 | (X) | (X) | 6,731 | (X) | (X) |
| Fairbanks North Star | 57,447 | 53,904 | 5,801 | 2,145,785 | 2,048,355 | 97,430 | 266,077 | 253,996 | 12,081 |
| Men | 33,554 | 32,159 | 2,578 | 1,432,009 | 1,369,035 | 62,974 | 177,569 | 169,760 | 7,809 |
| Women | 23,893 | 21,746 | 3,223 | 713,776 | 679,320 | 34,456 | 88,508 | 84,236 | 4,273 |
| Haines | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Juneau | 20,105 | 18,172 | 3,008 | 793,483 | 707,060 | 86,423 | 98,392 | 87,675 | 10,716 |
| Men | 10,262 | 9,188 | 1,504 | 500,979 | 436,518 | 64,461 | 62,121 | 54,128 | 7,993 |
| Women | 9,843 | 8,984 | 1,504 | 292,504 | 270,542 | 21,962 | 36,271 | 33,547 | 2,723 |
| Kenai Peninsula | 31,489 | 28,484 | 5,264 | 1,220,205 | 1,163,734 | 56,471 | 151,305 | 144,303 | 7,002 |
| Men | 17,547 | 15,722 | 3,116 | 800,581 | 755,917 | 44,664 | 99,272 | 93,734 | 5,538 |
| Women | 13,942 | 12,761 | 2,149 | 419,624 | 407,817 | 11,807 | 52,033 | 50,569 | 1,464 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | 6,867 | (X) | (X) | 248,721 | (X) | (X) | 30,841 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 3,492 | (X) | (X) | 134,691 | (X) | (X) | 16,702 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,374 | (X) | (X) | 114,030 | (X) | (X) | 14,140 | (X) | (X) |
| Kodiak Island | 9,832 | 9,188 | 1,182 | 375,809 | 352,873 | 22,936 | 46,600 | 43,756 | 2,844 |
| Men | 4,808 | (X) | (X) | 193,504 | (X) | (X) | 23,994 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 5,024 | (X) | (X) | 182,305 | (X) | (X) | 22,606 | (X) | (X) |
| Kusilvak | 3,482 | (X) | (X) | 25,955 | (X) | (X) | 3,218 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,461 | (X) | (X) | 20,164 | (X) | (X) | 2,500 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,021 | (X) | (X) | 5,791 | (X) | (X) | 718 | (X) | (X) |
| Lake and Peninsula | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 46,948 | 43,083 | 6,231 | 1,936,545 | 1,813,201 | 123,344 | 240,132 | 224,837 | 15,295 |
| Men | 25,440 | 22,971 | 3,760 | 1,240,673 | 1,150,520 | 90,153 | 153,843 | 142,665 | 11,179 |
| Women | 21,507 | 20,112 | 2,471 | 695,872 | 662,681 | 33,192 | 86,288 | 82,172 | 4,116 |
| Nome | 5,002 | (X) | (X) | 99,522 | (X) | (X) | 12,341 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,654 | (X) | (X) | 41,571 | (X) | (X) | 5,155 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,348 | (X) | (X) | 57,951 | (X) | (X) | 7,186 | (X) | (X) |
| North Slope | 4,594 | (X) | (X) | 178,087 | (X) | (X) | 22,083 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,042 | (X) | (X) | 89,229 | (X) | (X) | 11,064 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,552 | (X) | (X) | 88,858 | (X) | (X) | 11,018 | (X) | (X) |
| Northwest Arctic | 3,573 | (X) | (X) | 106,481 | (X) | (X) | 13,204 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,838 | (X) | (X) | 49,638 | (X) | (X) | 6,155 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,735 | (X) | (X) | 56,843 | (X) | (X) | 7,049 | (X) | (X) |
| Sitka | 3,702 | (X) | (X) | 142,010 | (X) | (X) | 17,609 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,236 | (X) | (X) | 45,556 | (X) | (X) | 5,649 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,466 | (X) | (X) | 96,454 | (X) | (X) | 11,960 | (X) | (X) |
| Southeast Fairbanks | 3,272 | (X) | (X) | 197,309 | (X) | (X) | 24,466 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Valdez-Cordova | 3,991 | 3,777 | 1,074 | 172,884 | 147,363 | 25,520 | 21,438 | 18,273 | 3,165 |
| Men | 2,256 | (X) | (X) | 124,410 | (X) | (X) | 15,427 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,735 | (X) | (X) | 48,473 | (X) | (X) | 6,011 | (X) | (X) |
| Yakutat | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | 4,610 | (X) | (X) | 131,990 | (X) | (X) | 16,367 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,058 | (X) | (X) | 67,290 | (X) | (X) | 8,344 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,552 | (X) | (X) | 64,700 | (X) | (X) | 8,023 | (X) | (X) |
| Remaining areas d | 8,527 | 7,453 | 1,397 | 253,574 | 231,712 | 21,862 | 31,443 | 28,732 | 2,711 |
| Men | 4,739 | (X) | (X) | 167,527 | (X) | (X) | 20,773 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,788 | (X) | (X) | 86,047 | (X) | (X) | 10,670 | (X) | (X) |
| Unknown | 1,225 | (X) | (X) | 56,261 | (X) | (X) | 6,976 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| All areas e | 171,287,999 | 160,016,999 | 19,705,000 | 6,662,826,992 | 6,309,799,993 | 353,026,999 | 826,190,547 | 782,415,199 | 43,775,348 |
| Men | 88,710,042 | 82,180,908 | 10,926,344 | 3,927,310,775 | 3,693,204,899 | 234,105,875 | 486,986,536 | 457,957,408 | 29,029,129 |
| Women | 82,577,957 | 77,836,092 | 8,778,656 | 2,735,516,218 | 2,616,595,094 | 118,921,124 | 339,204,011 | 324,457,792 | 14,746,219 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample. | |||||||||
| NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence. | |||||||||
| OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $118,500 in 2016. | |||||||||
| b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers. | |||||||||
| c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. | |||||||||
| d. Remaining areas include Wrangell City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Petersburg Census Area, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. | |||||||||
| e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||
| County and sex | Number | Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) | HI contributions b (thousands of dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total c | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | Total | Wage and salary | Self-employed | |
| Total, Alaska | 432,682 | 409,969 | 49,684 | 20,433,914 | 19,042,177 | 1,391,737 | 592,583 | 552,223 | 40,360 |
| Men | 231,367 | 218,405 | 28,515 | 12,526,122 | 11,460,696 | 1,065,426 | 363,258 | 332,360 | 30,897 |
| Women | 201,314 | 191,564 | 21,170 | 7,907,792 | 7,581,481 | 326,311 | 229,326 | 219,863 | 9,463 |
| Aleutians East | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Aleutians West | 2,244 | (X) | (X) | 64,928 | (X) | (X) | 1,883 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Anchorage | 179,554 | 172,071 | 18,686 | 9,483,983 | 8,724,925 | 759,058 | 275,036 | 253,023 | 22,013 |
| Men | 95,400 | 91,342 | 10,909 | 5,718,378 | 5,108,580 | 609,798 | 165,833 | 148,149 | 17,684 |
| Women | 84,155 | 80,728 | 7,777 | 3,765,605 | 3,616,346 | 149,259 | 109,203 | 104,874 | 4,329 |
| Bethel | 10,009 | (X) | (X) | 290,287 | (X) | (X) | 8,418 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 5,309 | (X) | (X) | 158,402 | (X) | (X) | 4,594 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 4,700 | (X) | (X) | 131,885 | (X) | (X) | 3,825 | (X) | (X) |
| Bristol Bay | 1,126 | (X) | (X) | 47,614 | (X) | (X) | 1,381 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Denali | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Dillingham | 3,377 | (X) | (X) | 151,808 | (X) | (X) | 4,402 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,535 | (X) | (X) | 58,084 | (X) | (X) | 1,684 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,842 | (X) | (X) | 93,724 | (X) | (X) | 2,718 | (X) | (X) |
| Fairbanks North Star | 63,321 | 60,317 | 5,833 | 2,753,611 | 2,652,442 | 101,170 | 79,855 | 76,921 | 2,934 |
| Men | 36,491 | 35,312 | 2,592 | 1,795,500 | 1,727,514 | 67,986 | 52,069 | 50,098 | 1,972 |
| Women | 26,831 | 25,004 | 3,240 | 958,111 | 924,928 | 33,184 | 27,785 | 26,823 | 962 |
| Haines | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Juneau | 23,042 | 21,432 | 3,132 | 1,131,114 | 1,017,394 | 113,719 | 32,802 | 29,504 | 3,298 |
| Men | 11,276 | 10,308 | 1,620 | 659,983 | 567,415 | 92,568 | 19,139 | 16,455 | 2,684 |
| Women | 11,766 | 11,124 | 1,512 | 471,131 | 449,980 | 21,151 | 13,663 | 13,049 | 613 |
| Kenai Peninsula | 33,102 | 30,311 | 5,400 | 1,541,810 | 1,486,405 | 55,404 | 44,712 | 43,106 | 1,607 |
| Men | 18,149 | 16,431 | 3,240 | 1,035,101 | 991,067 | 44,033 | 30,018 | 28,741 | 1,277 |
| Women | 14,953 | 13,880 | 2,160 | 506,709 | 495,338 | 11,371 | 14,695 | 14,365 | 330 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | 7,376 | (X) | (X) | 302,333 | (X) | (X) | 8,768 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 3,697 | (X) | (X) | 155,095 | (X) | (X) | 4,498 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,679 | (X) | (X) | 147,237 | (X) | (X) | 4,270 | (X) | (X) |
| Kodiak Island | 10,034 | 9,389 | 1,188 | 403,476 | 381,387 | 22,089 | 11,701 | 11,060 | 641 |
| Men | 4,908 | (X) | (X) | 217,493 | (X) | (X) | 6,307 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 5,126 | (X) | (X) | 185,982 | (X) | (X) | 5,393 | (X) | (X) |
| Kusilvak | 3,582 | (X) | (X) | 41,186 | (X) | (X) | 1,194 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,562 | (X) | (X) | 35,394 | (X) | (X) | 1,026 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,021 | (X) | (X) | 5,792 | (X) | (X) | 168 | (X) | (X) |
| Lake and Peninsula | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 51,001 | 47,457 | 6,481 | 2,396,980 | 2,228,077 | 168,904 | 69,512 | 64,614 | 4,898 |
| Men | 26,451 | 24,086 | 3,996 | 1,511,611 | 1,374,673 | 136,938 | 43,837 | 39,866 | 3,971 |
| Women | 24,551 | 23,371 | 2,484 | 885,369 | 853,404 | 31,966 | 25,676 | 24,749 | 927 |
| Nome | 5,408 | (X) | (X) | 150,555 | (X) | (X) | 4,366 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,857 | (X) | (X) | 73,073 | (X) | (X) | 2,119 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,551 | (X) | (X) | 77,482 | (X) | (X) | 2,247 | (X) | (X) |
| North Slope | 4,795 | (X) | (X) | 220,435 | (X) | (X) | 6,393 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,040 | (X) | (X) | 108,638 | (X) | (X) | 3,150 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,755 | (X) | (X) | 111,798 | (X) | (X) | 3,242 | (X) | (X) |
| Northwest Arctic | 3,775 | (X) | (X) | 129,537 | (X) | (X) | 3,757 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,939 | (X) | (X) | 63,699 | (X) | (X) | 1,847 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 1,836 | (X) | (X) | 65,838 | (X) | (X) | 1,909 | (X) | (X) |
| Sitka | 4,927 | (X) | (X) | 223,068 | (X) | (X) | 6,469 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 1,950 | (X) | (X) | 101,643 | (X) | (X) | 2,948 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,978 | (X) | (X) | 121,425 | (X) | (X) | 3,521 | (X) | (X) |
| Southeast Fairbanks | 3,474 | (X) | (X) | 221,686 | (X) | (X) | 6,429 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Valdez-Cordova | 4,904 | 4,695 | 1,188 | 263,757 | 236,172 | 27,586 | 7,649 | 6,849 | 800 |
| Men | 2,866 | (X) | (X) | 193,056 | (X) | (X) | 5,599 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,038 | (X) | (X) | 70,701 | (X) | (X) | 2,050 | (X) | (X) |
| Yakutat | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | 4,608 | (X) | (X) | 140,852 | (X) | (X) | 4,085 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | 2,058 | (X) | (X) | 67,178 | (X) | (X) | 1,948 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 2,550 | (X) | (X) | 73,674 | (X) | (X) | 2,137 | (X) | (X) |
| Remaining areas d | 9,127 | 8,267 | 1,404 | 310,443 | 289,389 | 21,054 | 9,003 | 8,392 | 611 |
| Men | 5,142 | (X) | (X) | 206,021 | (X) | (X) | 5,975 | (X) | (X) |
| Women | 3,985 | (X) | (X) | 104,423 | (X) | (X) | 3,028 | (X) | (X) |
| Unknown | 1,326 | (X) | (X) | 76,344 | (X) | (X) | 2,214 | (X) | (X) |
| Men | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| Women | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) |
| All areas e | 175,215,999 | 164,206,999 | 20,694,000 | 8,286,958,971 | 7,711,299,970 | 575,659,001 | 240,321,810 | 223,627,699 | 16,694,111 |
| Men | 90,201,580 | 83,800,324 | 11,691,072 | 5,164,596,258 | 4,735,874,527 | 428,721,731 | 149,773,291 | 137,340,361 | 12,432,930 |
| Women | 85,014,420 | 80,406,675 | 9,002,928 | 3,122,362,714 | 2,975,425,443 | 146,937,270 | 90,548,519 | 86,287,338 | 4,261,181 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample. | |||||||||
| NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence. | |||||||||
| HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings. | |||||||||
| b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. | |||||||||
| c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. | |||||||||
| d. Remaining areas include Wrangell City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Petersburg Census Area, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. | |||||||||
| e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence. | |||||||||
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