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Alaska camp culinary worker prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A camp culinary worker's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $49.90 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main camp culinary worker classification in each borough or census area (Baker/cook (a0501)), 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 camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourKusilvak Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourBristol Bay Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourPetersburg Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourHaines Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourAleutians East Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourKodiak Island Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourChugach Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourCopper River Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourSitka City and Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourNorth Slope Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourBethel Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourDillingham Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourYakutat City and Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourJuneau City and Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourDenali Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourAnchorage Municipality camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourAleutians West Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourNome Census Area camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hourSkagway Municipality camp culinary worker: $49.90 per hour
$49$49$49$49$49$49Camp Culinary Worker, 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 AreaBaker/Cook (A0501)$49.90 $33.65 

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 camp culinary worker pay

What is the camp culinary worker prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$49.90 an hour: a $33.65 base wage plus $16.25 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every camp culinary worker classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does camp culinary worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $49.90 total is a $33.65 base wage plus $16.25 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does camp culinary worker 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 camp culinary workers 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 camp culinary worker rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same camp culinary worker rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a camp culinary worker 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).