Salary study shows large segment of Alaska state workforce is underpaid

The State Office Building’s Willoughby Avenue entrance in Juneau was open on Jan. 22, 2021, though the offices inside were all closed to the public. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries on Wednesday. The study shows that more a quarter of the jobs surveyed, 28%, pay less than the median market wage, and 43% pay less than a key benchmark the state has used for decades.
“The report found