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Alaska fence builder prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A fence builder's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $85.41 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main fence builder classification in each borough or census area (Fence/barrier installer (a1103)), 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 fence builder: $85.41 per hourKusilvak Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourBristol Bay Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourPetersburg Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourHaines Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourAleutians East Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourKodiak Island Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourChugach Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourCopper River Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourSitka City and Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourNorth Slope Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourBethel Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourDillingham Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourYakutat City and Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourJuneau City and Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourDenali Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourAnchorage Municipality fence builder: $85.41 per hourAleutians West Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough fence builder: $85.41 per hourNome Census Area fence builder: $85.41 per hourSkagway Municipality fence builder: $85.41 per hour
$85$85$85$85$85$85Fence Builder, 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 AreaFence/Barrier Installer (A1103)$85.41 $49.43 

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 fence builder pay

What is the fence builder prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$85.41 an hour: a $49.43 base wage plus $35.98 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every fence builder classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does fence builder prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $85.41 total is a $49.43 base wage plus $35.98 in fringe benefits, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does fence builder 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 fence builders 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 fence builder rate?

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