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

A carpenter's prevailing wage on Alaska public works runs from $80.21 an hour in Northwest Arctic Borough to $80.75 in Aleutians East Borough. The median borough or census area is $80.75.

Main carpenter classification in each borough or census area, 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 carpenter: $80.75 per hourKusilvak Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourBristol Bay Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourPetersburg Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough carpenter: $80.21 per hourHaines Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourAleutians East Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourKodiak Island Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourChugach Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourCopper River Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourSitka City and Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourNorth Slope Borough carpenter: $80.21 per hourBethel Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough carpenter: $80.21 per hourDillingham Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourYakutat City and Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourJuneau City and Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourDenali Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourAnchorage Municipality carpenter: $80.75 per hourAleutians West Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough carpenter: $80.75 per hourNome Census Area carpenter: $80.75 per hourSkagway Municipality carpenter: $80.75 per hour
$80$80$80$80$80$80Carpenter, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a carpenter make on prevailing wage in Alaska?

3 groups of localities with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Anchorage Municipality group20 localities · Carpenter (journeyman) (S0301)$80.75
  2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough group7 localities · Carpenter (journeyman) (S0301)$80.75
  3. Fairbanks North Star Borough group3 localities · Carpenter (journeyman) (N0301)$80.21

Which localities pay which rate

Boroughs and census areasMain classificationTotalBase
Anchorage Municipality group, 20 localities: Aleutians East Borough, Aleutians West Census Area, Anchorage Municipality, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Chugach Census Area, Dillingham Census Area, Haines Borough, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Juneau City and Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Wrangell City and Borough, Yakutat City and BoroughCarpenter (journeyman) (S0301)$80.75 $52.54 
Matanuska-Susitna Borough group, 7 localities: Copper River Census Area, Denali Borough, Kusilvak Census Area, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Nome Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaCarpenter (journeyman) (S0301)$80.75 $52.54 
Fairbanks North Star Borough group, 3 localities: Fairbanks North Star Borough, North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic BoroughCarpenter (journeyman) (N0301)$80.21 $52.54 

3 groups 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 carpenter pay

What is the carpenter prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$80.75 an hour: a $52.54 base wage plus $28.21 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every carpenter classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does carpenter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $80.75 total is a $52.54 base wage plus $28.21 in fringe benefits, about 35% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpenter 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 carpenters 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 carpenter rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same carpenter rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a carpenter rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one borough or census area; the largest covers 20 localities (the Anchorage Municipality group).