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Alaska ironworker prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

An ironworker's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $88.91 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main ironworker classification in each borough or census area (Ironworkers (a1101)), 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 ironworker: $88.91 per hourKusilvak Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourBristol Bay Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourPetersburg Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourHaines Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourAleutians East Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourKodiak Island Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourChugach Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourCopper River Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourSitka City and Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourNorth Slope Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourBethel Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourDillingham Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourYakutat City and Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourJuneau City and Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourDenali Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourAnchorage Municipality ironworker: $88.91 per hourAleutians West Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough ironworker: $88.91 per hourNome Census Area ironworker: $88.91 per hourSkagway Municipality ironworker: $88.91 per hour
$88$88$88$88$88$88Ironworker, 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 AreaIronworkers (A1101)$88.91 $52.93 

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 ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$88.91 an hour: a $52.93 base wage plus $35.98 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every ironworker classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $88.91 total is a $52.93 base wage plus $35.98 in fringe benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker 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 ironworkers 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 ironworker rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same ironworker rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with an ironworker 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).