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Alaska outside telephone line worker prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

An outside telephone line worker's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $89.89 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main outside telephone line worker classification in each borough or census area (Tele com journeyman lineman (a0706)), 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 outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourKusilvak Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourBristol Bay Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourPetersburg Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourHaines Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourAleutians East Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourKodiak Island Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourChugach Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourCopper River Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourSitka City and Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourNorth Slope Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourBethel Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourDillingham Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourYakutat City and Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourJuneau City and Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourDenali Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourAnchorage Municipality outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourAleutians West Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourNome Census Area outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hourSkagway Municipality outside telephone line worker: $89.89 per hour
$89$89$89$89$89$89Telephone Line Worker (Outside), 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 AreaTele Com Journeyman Lineman (A0706)$89.89 $54.53 

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 outside telephone line worker pay

What is the outside telephone line worker prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$89.89 an hour: a $54.53 base wage plus $35.36 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every outside telephone line worker classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does outside telephone line worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $89.89 total is a $54.53 base wage plus $35.36 in fringe benefits, about 39% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does outside telephone line worker 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 outside telephone line workers 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 outside telephone line worker rate?

DOLWD often publishes the same outside telephone line worker rates for several localities. Across Alaska, the 30 localities with an outside telephone line worker 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).