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Alaska commercial diver prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A commercial diver's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $124.32 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main commercial diver classification in each borough or census area (Diver (working) (a1404)), 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 commercial diver: $124.32 per hourKusilvak Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourBristol Bay Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourPetersburg Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourHaines Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourAleutians East Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourKodiak Island Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourChugach Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourCopper River Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourSitka City and Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourNorth Slope Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourBethel Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourDillingham Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourYakutat City and Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourJuneau City and Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourDenali Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourAnchorage Municipality commercial diver: $124.32 per hourAleutians West Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough commercial diver: $124.32 per hourNome Census Area commercial diver: $124.32 per hourSkagway Municipality commercial diver: $124.32 per hour
$124$124$124$124$124$124Diver & Tender, 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 AreaDiver (working) (A1404)$124.32 $96.65 

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 commercial diver pay

What is the commercial diver prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$124.32 an hour: a $96.65 base wage plus $27.67 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every commercial diver classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does commercial diver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $124.32 total is a $96.65 base wage plus $27.67 in fringe benefits, about 22% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does commercial diver 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 commercial divers 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 commercial diver rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same commercial diver rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a commercial diver 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).