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

A painter's prevailing wage on Alaska public works runs from $70.59 an hour in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area to $72.60 in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The median borough or census area is $70.59.

Main painter 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 painter: $70.59 per hourKusilvak Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourBristol Bay Borough painter: $70.59 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourPetersburg Borough painter: $70.59 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough painter: $72.60 per hourHaines Borough painter: $70.59 per hourAleutians East Borough painter: $70.59 per hourKodiak Island Borough painter: $70.59 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough painter: $70.59 per hourChugach Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourCopper River Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourSitka City and Borough painter: $70.59 per hourNorth Slope Borough painter: $72.60 per hourBethel Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough painter: $72.60 per hourDillingham Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough painter: $70.59 per hourYakutat City and Borough painter: $70.59 per hourJuneau City and Borough painter: $70.59 per hourDenali Borough painter: $70.59 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough painter: $70.59 per hourAnchorage Municipality painter: $70.59 per hourAleutians West Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough painter: $70.59 per hourNome Census Area painter: $70.59 per hourSkagway Municipality painter: $70.59 per hour
$70$70$70$70$70$72Painter, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a painter 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 · Group I (N1301)$72.60
  2. Anchorage Municipality group20 localities · Group I (S1301)$70.59
  3. Matanuska-Susitna Borough group7 localities · Group I (S1301)$70.59

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 BoroughGroup I (N1301)$72.60 $45.95 
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 BoroughGroup I (S1301)$70.59 $39.19 
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 AreaGroup I (S1301)$70.59 $39.19 

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 painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$70.59 an hour: a $39.19 base wage plus $31.40 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every painter classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $70.59 total is a $39.19 base wage plus $31.40 in fringe benefits, about 44% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter 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 painters 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 painter rate?

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