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Juneau City and Borough · Alaska

Juneau cost of living (AK)

Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Alaska (statewide), with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.

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Quick answer

Juneau costs 2.4% above the national average — all-items price level 102.4, rank 36 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $102,359 here. Utilities is the reason, at 119.0.

All items
102.4US average = 100
Housing
93.86.2% below the national average
Goods
106.36.3% above the national average
Other services
102.22.2% above the national average

Price level by component

Where the difference actually comes from.

ComponentIndexvs USWhat it covers
Goods106.3+6.3%Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases.
Housing93.8-6.2%Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor.
Utilities119.0+19.0%Electricity, gas, water and other household energy.
Other services102.2+2.2%Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services.

What your salary is worth in Juneau, AK

Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (102.4 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.

Real value here
$94,589
Needed to match US average
$99,104
Monthly difference
$190

What a local paycheck is really worth

Nominal pay is only half the story.

$96,820 median household income in Juneau is worth $94,589 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 102.4.

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Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities

2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Alaska (statewide). Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.