Criminal Attorney Salary in Anchorage, Alaska

How much does a Criminal Attorney make in Anchorage, AK?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Criminal Attorney in Anchorage, AK is $116,655. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $100,499 to $135,198, with most professionals earning between $85,790 and $152,080.

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Communicates with County personnel, Elected Officials, Judges, Defense Attorneys, victims and witnesses of crime, law enforcement agencies and the general public.

January 28, 2023

Required, if applicable - To get Veterans' Preference, you must indicate your preference in response to the appropriate question in your assessment questionnaire and you must submit the appropriate supporting documentation.

February 05, 2023

Action-oriented, accountable and driven to zealously defend clients (no matter what the facts of the case).

March 04, 2023

Represents the State in Justice of the Peace court to include going to one of four JP Precincts on a weekly basis to process all criminal cases set for a pre-trial or trial hearing, negotiating with Defense Attorneys and pro-se defendants and conducting bench and jury trials.

March 07, 2023

Demonstrated knowledge of human behavior, and ability to effectively counsel, train, interview, and imbue others with an opinion or understanding of a concept.

March 29, 2023

Provides congressional staff with consultations and oral briefings that clarify legal questions, identify and discuss legal options, and inform congressional staff of CRS informational and analytical capabilities within the scope of the attorney's subject areas.

April 01, 2023

Prepares authoritative descriptive and background reports, memoranda, bill digests, surveys of laws, comparisons of laws and bills, and other types of written responses for congressional committees, Members, and staff that are characterized by substantial breadth and depth and that cover all pertinent factors and relationships.

April 20, 2023

Respond to legal inquiries from DPA members and the general public.

April 21, 2023

Draft briefs, motions, memos, and other documents in support of litigation and policy work.

May 11, 2023

Performs legal research by reading State statutes and codes, analytical books and online case research utilizing Lexis Nexis and specialized practice guides.

May 15, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Criminal Attorney in Anchorage, AK

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

100499

135198

116655

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

103735

144778

122120

What is the average salary for Criminal Attorney in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Criminal Attorney in Anchorage, AK. The base salary for Criminal Attorney ranges from $100,499 to $135,198 with the average base salary of $116,655. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $103,735 to $144,778 with the average total cash compensation of $122,120.

View Average Salary for Criminal Attorney as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$116,655	$100,499 - $135,198
Bonus	$5,465	$3,235 - $9,580
Total Pay	$122,120	$103,735 - $144,778

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Criminal Attorney Salary Near Anchorage, AK

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Anchorage, AK
CITY, STATE Wasilla, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $100,062 - $134,609	COMPARE TO Anchorage, AK
CITY, STATE Palmer, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $100,062 - $134,609	COMPARE TO Anchorage, AK
CITY, STATE Fairbanks, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $101,010 - $135,885	COMPARE TO Anchorage, AK
CITY, STATE Juneau, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $100,527 - $135,234	COMPARE TO Anchorage, AK
CITY, STATE Sitka, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,159 - $133,394	COMPARE TO Anchorage, AK
CITY, STATE Ketchikan, AK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,159 - $133,394	COMPARE TO Anchorage, AK

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About Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage; Dena'ina: Dgheyaytnu) is a unified home rule municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated 298,192 residents in 2016, it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city. All together, the Anchorage metropolitan area, which combines Anchorage with the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 401,635 in 2016, which accounts for more than half of the s...

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