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Alaska fire safety sealer prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A fire safety sealer's prevailing wage on Alaska public works runs from $71.00 an hour in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area to $72.50 in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The median borough or census area is $71.00.

Main fire safety sealer classification in each borough or census area, 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 fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourKusilvak Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourBristol Bay Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourPetersburg Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough fire safety sealer: $72.50 per hourHaines Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourAleutians East Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourKodiak Island Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourChugach Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourCopper River Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourSitka City and Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourNorth Slope Borough fire safety sealer: $72.50 per hourBethel Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough fire safety sealer: $72.50 per hourDillingham Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourYakutat City and Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourJuneau City and Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourDenali Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourAnchorage Municipality fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourAleutians West Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourNome Census Area fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hourSkagway Municipality fire safety sealer: $71.00 per hour
$71$71$71$71$71$72Fire Safety Sealer, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a fire safety sealer make on prevailing wage in Alaska?

3 groups of localities with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Fairbanks North Star Borough group3 localities · Fire Stop (N0905)$72.50
  2. Anchorage Municipality group20 localities · Fire Stop (S0905)$71.00
  3. Matanuska-Susitna Borough group7 localities · Fire Stop (S0905)$71.00

Which localities pay which rate

Boroughs and census areasMain classificationTotalBase
Fairbanks North Star Borough group, 3 localities: Fairbanks North Star Borough, North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic BoroughFire Stop (N0905)$72.50 $50.15 
Anchorage Municipality group, 20 localities: Aleutians East Borough, Aleutians West Census Area, Anchorage Municipality, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Chugach Census Area, Dillingham Census Area, Haines Borough, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Juneau City and Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Wrangell City and Borough, Yakutat City and BoroughFire Stop (S0905)$71.00 $48.65 
Matanuska-Susitna Borough group, 7 localities: Copper River Census Area, Denali Borough, Kusilvak Census Area, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Nome Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaFire Stop (S0905)$71.00 $48.65 

3 groups 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 fire safety sealer pay

What is the fire safety sealer prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$71.00 an hour: a $48.65 base wage plus $22.35 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every fire safety sealer classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does fire safety sealer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $71.00 total is a $48.65 base wage plus $22.35 in fringe benefits, about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does fire safety sealer 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 fire safety sealers 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 fire safety sealer rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same fire safety sealer rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a fire safety sealer rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one borough or census area; the largest covers 20 localities (the Anchorage Municipality group).