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Alaska utility lineman prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A utility lineman's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $113.90 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main utility lineman classification in each borough or census area (Power journeyman lineman (a0705)), 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 utility lineman: $113.90 per hourKusilvak Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourBristol Bay Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourPetersburg Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourHaines Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourAleutians East Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourKodiak Island Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourChugach Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourCopper River Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourSitka City and Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourNorth Slope Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourBethel Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourDillingham Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourYakutat City and Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourJuneau City and Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourDenali Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourAnchorage Municipality utility lineman: $113.90 per hourAleutians West Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough utility lineman: $113.90 per hourNome Census Area utility lineman: $113.90 per hourSkagway Municipality utility lineman: $113.90 per hour
$113$113$113$113$113$113Electrical Utility Lineman, 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 AreaPower Journeyman Lineman (A0705)$113.90 $76.59 

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 utility lineman pay

What is the utility lineman prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$113.90 an hour: a $76.59 base wage plus $37.31 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every utility lineman classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does utility lineman prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $113.90 total is a $76.59 base wage plus $37.31 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does utility lineman 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 utility linemans 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 utility lineman rate?

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