Hiring a cashier in Anchorage, AK
Employers in the Anchorage, AK area pay cashiers a median of $36,350, with the middle half of the market between $35,010 and $37,900. Anchorage residents working in sales and related occupations report a median of $39,799, which is 9% above what the metro pays for this role.
What does a cashier earn here?
Place of work
What employers pay
| 25th percentile | $35,010 |
| Median | $36,350 |
| 75th percentile | $37,900 |
Half of cashiers in this area earn between $35,010 and $37,900. A band set below $35,010 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.
Place of residence
What Anchorage residents earn
$39,799
Median earnings of Anchorage residents working in sales and related occupations, 11,238 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.
The 9% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.
The two sit close together, so pay alone is unlikely to be what wins or loses this hire.
What does the role actually involve?
Core tasks
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
- Greet customers entering establishments.
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
- Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.
O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 41-2011.
Tools and technologies in demand
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Windows, Accounting software, AFEXDirect, Bookkeeping software, Database software, Electronic medical record EMR software.
O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.
Is the talent actually in Anchorage?
This is a job zone two: some preparation needed occupation. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
It does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 37.7% of Anchorage adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.
The average Anchorage commute runs 19 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 9.6% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.
What does the search cost?
The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $7,270 to $10,905 on the first year salary alone.
One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.
Price this search
Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen.
Hiring a cashier somewhere else?
Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX
- Phoenix, AZ
- Philadelphia, PA
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Dallas, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- Jacksonville, FL
- Austin, TX
Other sales and related roles in Anchorage
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Anchorage is the largest of 1 Alaska cities in this dataset.