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Alaska field surveyor prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area
A field surveyor's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $93.03 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.
Main field surveyor classification in each borough or census area (Chief of parties (a2001)), 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.
Which localities pay which rate
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 field surveyor pay
What is the field surveyor prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?
$93.03 an hour: a $62.44 base wage plus $30.59 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every field surveyor classification in Anchorage Municipality.
Does field surveyor prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $93.03 total is a $62.44 base wage plus $30.59 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does field surveyor 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 field surveyors 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 field surveyor rate?
DOLWD often publishes the same field surveyor rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a field surveyor 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).