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Alaska boilermaker prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A boilermaker's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $91.46 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each borough or census area (Boilermaker (journeyman) (a0101)), Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). A contract uses the issue in effect 10 days before the final bid date, for the life of the contract or 24 months, whichever is shorter (AS 36.05.010). Checked October 25, 2026.

Wrangell City and Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourKusilvak Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourBristol Bay Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourPetersburg Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourHaines Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourAleutians East Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourKodiak Island Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourChugach Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourCopper River Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourSitka City and Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourNorth Slope Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourBethel Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourDillingham Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourYakutat City and Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourJuneau City and Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourDenali Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourAnchorage Municipality boilermaker: $91.46 per hourAleutians West Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough boilermaker: $91.46 per hourNome Census Area boilermaker: $91.46 per hourSkagway Municipality boilermaker: $91.46 per hour
$91$91$91$91$91$91Boilermaker, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which localities pay which rate

Boroughs and census areasMain classificationTotalBase
Anchorage Municipality group, 30 localities: Aleutians East Borough, Aleutians West Census Area, Anchorage Municipality, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area, Denali Borough, Dillingham Census Area, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Haines Borough, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Juneau City and Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Kusilvak Census Area, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Nome Census Area, North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic Borough, Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Wrangell City and Borough, Yakutat City and Borough, Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaBoilermaker (journeyman) (A0101)$91.46 $57.08 

1 group of counties with identical DOLWD rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Pamphlet 600 lists journeyman rates. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered in an apprenticeship program approved by the DOLWD Commissioner or registered with the U.S. DOL Office of Apprenticeship; anyone else on an apprentice rate must be paid the journeyman rate (Pamphlet 600, 'Apprentice Rates'). Wage and Hour: (907) 269-4900.

Questions about Alaska boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$91.46 an hour: a $57.08 base wage plus $34.38 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $91.46 total is a $57.08 base wage plus $34.38 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Alaska?

Alaska overtime is 1½ times the basic hourly rate for hours over 8 in a day and over 40 in a week, with daily hours not counted twice. Fringe benefits are paid for every hour, at straight time (AS 23.10.060). Pamphlet 600 prints no overtime figures; the dollar figure here is 1.5 × base + fringes, computed.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

Pamphlet 600 lists journeyman rates. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered in an apprenticeship program approved by the DOLWD Commissioner or registered with the U.S. DOL Office of Apprenticeship; anyone else on an apprentice rate must be paid the journeyman rate (Pamphlet 600, 'Apprentice Rates'). Wage and Hour: (907) 269-4900.

Why do some localities have the same boilermaker rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a boilermaker rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one borough or census area; the largest covers 30 localities (the Anchorage Municipality group).