Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in Alaska

Select a county to view wage determinations for building, heavy, highway, and residential construction projects in Alaska (AK).

Quick Answer

Alaska has 25 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (208 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in Alaska must pay no less than the DOL-published prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the project's county and construction type.

County Construction Types WDs
Aleutians West building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Anchorage building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Bethel building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Bristol Bay building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Denali building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dillingham building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Fairbanks North Star building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Haines building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Juneau building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Kenai Peninsula building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ketchikan Gateway building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Kodiak Island building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Matanuska-Susitna building heavy highway residential 12 View →
Nome building heavy highway residential 8 View →
North Slope building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Northwest Artic building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Peninsula & Lake building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sitka building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Southeast Fairbanks building heavy highway residential 12 View →
Valdez-Cordova building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wade Hampton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wrangell-Petersburg building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Yukon-Koyukuk building heavy highway residential 8 View →
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Alaska State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: Yes — applies to qualifying state-funded projects
Threshold: $25,000
Enforcing agency: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Labor Standards and Safety Division

Alaska maintains the "Little Davis-Bacon Act" (AS 36.05) for state-funded public construction over $25,000. Rates are set by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development and apply on top of federal Davis-Bacon when both regimes are triggered. Alaska also enforces a 90/10 resident-hire goal on covered projects.

Verify before relying on this: state prevailing-wage laws change. The summary above is a general reference compiled from publicly available state-law materials and is not legal advice. Confirm the current status with the cited state agency or a qualified attorney before bidding or paying workers under it.

Federal contracts ≥ $2,000 in Alaska must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Full compliance guide →