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Alaska dredge worker prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A dredge worker's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $85.50 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main dredge worker classification in each borough or census area (Assistant engineer (a0601)), 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 dredge worker: $85.50 per hourKusilvak Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourBristol Bay Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourPetersburg Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourHaines Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourAleutians East Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourKodiak Island Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourChugach Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourCopper River Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourSitka City and Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourNorth Slope Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourBethel Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourDillingham Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourYakutat City and Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourJuneau City and Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourDenali Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourAnchorage Municipality dredge worker: $85.50 per hourAleutians West Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough dredge worker: $85.50 per hourNome Census Area dredge worker: $85.50 per hourSkagway Municipality dredge worker: $85.50 per hour
$85$85$85$85$85$85Dredger, 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 AreaAssistant Engineer (A0601)$85.50 $54.80 

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 dredge worker pay

What is the dredge worker prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$85.50 an hour: a $54.80 base wage plus $30.70 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every dredge worker classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does dredge worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $85.50 total is a $54.80 base wage plus $30.70 in fringe benefits, about 36% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does dredge 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 dredge 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 dredge worker rate?

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