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

A laborer's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $77.61 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main laborer 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 laborer: $77.61 per hourKusilvak Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourBristol Bay Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourPetersburg Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourHaines Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourAleutians East Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourKodiak Island Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourChugach Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourCopper River Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourSitka City and Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourNorth Slope Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourBethel Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourDillingham Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourYakutat City and Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourJuneau City and Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourDenali Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourAnchorage Municipality laborer: $77.61 per hourAleutians West Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough laborer: $77.61 per hourNome Census Area laborer: $77.61 per hourSkagway Municipality laborer: $77.61 per hour
$77$77$77$77$77$77Laborer, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a laborer 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 group12 localities · Group I (N1201)$77.61
  2. Anchorage Municipality group10 localities · Group I (S1201)$77.61
  3. Matanuska-Susitna Borough group8 localities · Group I (N1201)$77.61

Which localities pay which rate

Boroughs and census areasMain classificationTotalBase
Fairbanks North Star Borough group, 12 localities: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Haines Borough, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Juneau City and Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic Borough, Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Wrangell City and BoroughGroup I (N1201)$77.61 $42.25 
Anchorage Municipality group, 10 localities: Aleutians East Borough, Aleutians West Census Area, Anchorage Municipality, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Chugach Census Area, Dillingham Census Area, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Lake and Peninsula BoroughGroup I (S1201)$77.61 $42.25 
Matanuska-Susitna Borough group, 8 localities: Copper River Census Area, Denali Borough, Kusilvak Census Area, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Nome Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Yakutat City and Borough, Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaGroup I (N1201)$77.61 $42.25 

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 laborer pay

What is the laborer prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$77.61 an hour: a $42.25 base wage plus $35.36 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every laborer classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $77.61 total is a $42.25 base wage plus $35.36 in fringe benefits, about 46% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does laborer 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 laborers 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 laborer rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same laborer rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a laborer 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 12 localities (the Fairbanks North Star Borough group).