Wage increases in Alaska exceeded inflation for the decade between 2012 and 2021. Alaska’s consumer price index for urban Alaska rose 15.2%, according to the Department of Labor, while average wages grew a remarkable 24%, from $50,097 to $62,123. That adds up to a real gain of 7.7%, after price level changes are taken into account. … Continue reading Workers in Alaska did better than inflation between 2012-2021