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

A roofer's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $72.38 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main roofer classification in each borough or census area (Roofer & waterproofer (a1701)), 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 roofer: $72.38 per hourKusilvak Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourBristol Bay Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourPetersburg Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourHaines Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourAleutians East Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourKodiak Island Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourChugach Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourCopper River Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourSitka City and Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourNorth Slope Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourBethel Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourDillingham Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourYakutat City and Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourJuneau City and Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourDenali Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourAnchorage Municipality roofer: $72.38 per hourAleutians West Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough roofer: $72.38 per hourNome Census Area roofer: $72.38 per hourSkagway Municipality roofer: $72.38 per hour
$72$72$72$72$72$72Roofer, 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 AreaRoofer & Waterproofer (A1701)$72.38 $52.07 

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 roofer pay

What is the roofer prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$72.38 an hour: a $52.07 base wage plus $20.31 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every roofer classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does roofer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $72.38 total is a $52.07 base wage plus $20.31 in fringe benefits, about 28% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does roofer 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 roofers 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 roofer rate?

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