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Alaska plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A plumber or pipefitter's prevailing wage on Alaska public works runs from $87.40 an hour in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area to $100.00 in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The median borough or census area is $87.40.

Main plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourKusilvak Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourBristol Bay Borough plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourPetersburg Borough plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough plumber or pipefitter: $100.00 per hourHaines Borough plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourAleutians East Borough plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourKodiak Island Borough plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourChugach Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourCopper River Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourSitka City and Borough plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourNorth Slope Borough plumber or pipefitter: $100.00 per hourBethel Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough plumber or pipefitter: $100.00 per hourDillingham Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourYakutat City and Borough plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourJuneau City and Borough plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hourDenali Borough plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourAnchorage Municipality plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourAleutians West Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourNome Census Area plumber or pipefitter: $87.40 per hourSkagway Municipality plumber or pipefitter: $89.01 per hour
$87$87$87$89$89$100Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plumber or pipefitter make on prevailing wage in Alaska?

4 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 · Journeyman Pipefitter (N1501)$100.00
  2. Juneau City and Borough group10 localities · Journeyman Pipefitter (X1501)$89.01
  3. Anchorage Municipality group10 localities · Journeyman Pipefitter (S1501)$87.40
  4. Matanuska-Susitna Borough group7 localities · Journeyman Pipefitter (S1501)$87.40

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 BoroughJourneyman Pipefitter (N1501)$100.00 $62.40 
Juneau City and Borough group, 10 localities: Haines Borough, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Juneau City and Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Wrangell City and Borough, Yakutat City and BoroughJourneyman Pipefitter (X1501)$89.01 $56.74 
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 BoroughJourneyman Pipefitter (S1501)$87.40 $52.00 
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 AreaJourneyman Pipefitter (S1501)$87.40 $52.00 

4 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 plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$87.40 an hour: a $52.00 base wage plus $35.40 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $87.40 total is a $52.00 base wage plus $35.40 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitters 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 plumber or pipefitter rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 4 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one borough or census area; the largest covers 10 localities (the Anchorage Municipality group).