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Alaska tile finisher prevailing wage, borough or census area by borough or census area

A tile finisher's prevailing wage on Alaska public works is $64.23 an hour in every borough or census area that has one (30), for the main classification.

Main tile finisher classification in each borough or census area (Finisher (a0203)), 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 tile finisher: $64.23 per hourKusilvak Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourBristol Bay Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourHoonah-Angoon Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourPetersburg Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourNorthwest Arctic Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourHaines Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourAleutians East Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourKodiak Island Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourLake and Peninsula Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourChugach Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourCopper River Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourYukon-Koyukuk Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourSitka City and Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourNorth Slope Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourBethel Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourFairbanks North Star Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourDillingham Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourKetchikan Gateway Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourYakutat City and Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourJuneau City and Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourDenali Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourMatanuska-Susitna Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourAnchorage Municipality tile finisher: $64.23 per hourAleutians West Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourKenai Peninsula Borough tile finisher: $64.23 per hourNome Census Area tile finisher: $64.23 per hourSkagway Municipality tile finisher: $64.23 per hour
$64$64$64$64$64$64Tile Finisher, 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 AreaFinisher (A0203)$64.23 $40.91 

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 tile finisher pay

What is the tile finisher prevailing wage in Anchorage Municipality?

$64.23 an hour: a $40.91 base wage plus $23.32 in fringe benefits, under Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026). Overtime and every tile finisher classification in Anchorage Municipality.

Does tile finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Anchorage Municipality the $64.23 total is a $40.91 base wage plus $23.32 in fringe benefits, about 36% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile finisher 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 tile finishers 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 tile finisher rate?

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