Prevailing wage rates · Alaska · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Anchorage and 23 more counties, Alaska
Highway construction · AK20260006 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 41 classifications for highway work in Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Anchorage and 23 more counties, Alaska. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $64.49 an hour (painter brush, roll, and spray (south of n 63 latitude)) to $108.49 (line construction: power journeyworker line (including equipment operator)). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
What changed this year
First published January 16, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 1, and its rates have changed in 1 modification. Of the 31 rates we can follow line by line from the first publication to today, 1 is higher.
If you bid the job or set pay from an earlier copy, find your trades below. The rates that bind you are the ones in the modification written into your contract.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
Classification names reworded; 1 rate raised among the 31 lines we could match
- Power equipment operator: 1 rate raised by $1.00 an hour
SAM.gov reworded this sheet’s classification names in this modification, so not every line can be matched to the one before. Only lines matched with certainty are compared here; nothing is guessed. If your trade is not listed, compare it against your contract’s copy.
Every line that changed (1)
| Classification | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 1 | $52.23 + $29.40 | $53.23 + $29.40 | +$1.00 (+1.2%) |
Compared line by line from each modification as published on SAM.gov. A line we could not pair with certainty is left out rather than guessed.
Rates by classification
These are the rates in modification 1 as published on SAM.gov. The determination and modification written into your contract are the ones that bind you; check that number before relying on this table. Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from and its year; a survey year long past means the rate has not been surveyed since. A marker means the group changed in this modification. In the Since column, a dash means SAM.gov reworded the line during the year and it cannot be matched to the first publication with certainty. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Since Jan 16 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAAK2025-001 · SAAK, April 1, 2025 | |||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 5 | $47.62 | $29.42 | $77.04 | no change | SAAK |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 4 | $48.50 | $29.42 | $77.92 | no change | SAAK |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 3 | $49.17 | $29.42 | $78.59 | no change | SAAK |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 2 | $50.12 | $29.42 | $79.54 | no change | SAAK |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1A | $53.05 | $29.42 | $82.47 | no change | SAAK |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 | $51.58 | $29.42 | $81.00 | no change | SAAK |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 4 | $44.06 | $29.40 | $73.46 | no change | SAAK |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 3 | $51.46 | $29.40 | $80.86 | no change | SAAK |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 2 | $52.32 | $29.40 | $81.72 | no change | SAAK |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 1A | $55.33 | $29.40 | $84.73 | no change | SAAK |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 1 | $53.23 | $29.40 | $82.63 | +$1.00 (+1.2%) | SAAK |
| PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: South of N 63 Latitude | $47.50 | $32.45 | $79.95 | no change | SAAK |
| PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: North of N 63 Latitude | $51.66 | $32.90 | $84.56 | no change | SAAK |
| PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: First Judicial District | $50.50 | $30.87 | $81.37 | no change | SAAK |
| PILEDRIVER PERSON: Piledriver-Welder | $51.79 | $26.32 | $78.11 | no change | SAAK |
| PILEDRIVER PERSON: Piledriver, Sheet Stabber | $50.79 | $26.32 | $77.11 | no change | SAAK |
| PAINTER Sandblast and Structural Steel Painter (South of N 63 Latitude) | $37.32 | $28.52 | $65.84 | no change | SAAK |
| PAINTER Sandblast and Spray (Region 1: North of N 63 Latitude) | $40.85 | $26.17 | $67.02 | no change | SAAK |
| PAINTER Brush, Roll, and Spray (South of N 63 Latitude) | $35.97 | $28.52 | $64.49 | no change | SAAK |
| PAINTER Brush and Roller (Region 1: North of N 63 Latitude) | $40.33 | $26.17 | $66.50 | no change | SAAK |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: Tree Trimmer | $42.23 | $30.25 | $72.48 | no change | SAAK |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: Power Journeyworker Line (Including Equipment Operator) | $72.59 | $35.90 | $108.49 | no change | SAAK |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: Powderperson | $70.59 | $35.84 | $106.43 | no change | SAAK |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: Line Installer | $53.53 | $34.54 | $88.07 | no change | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 3B (South of N 63 Latitude and West of W 138 Longitude) | $54.01 | $28.96 | $82.97 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 3B (North of N 63 Latitude and East of W 138 Longitude) | $54.01 | $28.96 | $82.97 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 3A (South of N 63 Latitude and West of W 138 Longitude) | $46.53 | $34.41 | $80.94 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 3A (North of N 63 Latitude and East of W 138 Longitude) | $46.53 | $34.41 | $80.94 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 3 (South of N 63 Latitude and West of W 138 Longitude) | $42.15 | $34.41 | $76.56 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 3 (North of N 63 Latitude and East of W 138 Longitude) | $42.15 | $34.41 | $76.56 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 2 (South of N 63 Latitude and West of W 138 Longitude) | $41.25 | $34.41 | $75.66 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 2 (North of N 63 Latitude and East of W 138 Longitude) | $41.25 | $34.41 | $75.66 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 1 (South of N 63 Latitude and West of W 138 Longitude) | $40.25 | $34.41 | $74.66 | — | SAAK |
| LABORER Group 1 (North of N 63 Latitude and East of W 138 Longitude) | $40.25 | $34.41 | $74.66 | — | SAAK |
| IRONWORKER: Signalman, Stage Rigger, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing | $46.49 | $36.85 | $83.34 | no change | SAAK |
| IRONWORKER: Guardrail Layout Man | $43.73 | $36.85 | $80.58 | no change | SAAK |
| IRONWORKER: Guardrail Installer | $43.99 | $36.85 | $80.84 | no change | SAAK |
| IRONWORKER: Fence Barrier Installer | $42.99 | $36.85 | $79.84 | no change | SAAK |
| ELECTRICIAN: Inside Journeyman Wireman (Technician) | $53.44 | $30.52 | $83.96 | no change | SAAK |
| CARPENTER (South of N63 Latitude) | $50.79 | $26.86 | $77.65 | no change | SAAK |
| CARPENTER (North of 63 Latitude) | $50.79 | $26.32 | $77.11 | no change | SAAK |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 16, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 (current) |
Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).
Questions people ask
- Which rate do I pay on AK20260006?
- The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
- My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
- Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
- Does modification 1 apply to my contract?
- Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.
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- 41 classifications in 1 rate groups
- 0 from agreements, 0 from surveys
- Counties: Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Anchorage, Denali, Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Dillingham, Fairbanks North Star, Haines, Juneau, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Peninsula & Lake, Matanuska-Susitna, Nome, North Slope, Northwest Artic, Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika, Sitka, Southeast Fairbanks, Wrangell-Petersburg, Yukon-Koyukuk, Valdez-Cordova, Wade Hampton