Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Alaska

Median $43.00 an hour for 1,870 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$43.00/hrMedian hourly wageAlaska, May data
$89,440/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$28.09 – $59.2310th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,870Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Electrician pay in Alaska: the full range

Wage percentiles, AlaskaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrAlaska: 10th $28.09 · 25th $32.11 · median $43.00 · 75th $50.75 · 90th $59.23Alaska$43.00$28.09$59.23United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Alaska vs United States, May 2025.

Alaska ranks 5th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 5th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $41.99). 1,870 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$28.09 – $32.11$58,420 – $66,780roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$32.11 – $50.75$66,780 – $105,550the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$50.75 – $59.23$105,550 – $123,200the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Alaska

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrFairbanks: $47.05Fairbanks$47.05Anchorage: $39.63Anchorage$39.63
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Alaska, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Fairbanks$28.95$47.05$45.59$51.002609% above
Anchorage$28.15$39.63$37.60$59.239308% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Electrician wages in Alaska over time

Alaska, 1999-2025AlaskaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$43.00Alaska$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Alaska vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearAlaska $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$25.87$49.99$19.131,800
2000$27.90$52.16$19.291,900
2001$25.63$46.59$19.602,180
2002$26.99$48.30$19.902,220
2003$25.11$43.93$20.041,840
2004$25.42$43.32$20.331,940
2005$28.03$46.21$20.572,050
2006$30.56$48.80$20.971,990
2007$32.05$49.76$21.531,920
2008$33.87$50.65$22.322,150
2009$33.64$50.48$22.682,160
2010$34.11$50.36$23.202,100
2011$34.71$49.68$23.712,330
2012$36.69$51.45$23.962,420
2013$37.20$51.41$24.282,490
2014$38.28$52.06$24.572,280
2015$38.38$52.13$24.942,170
2016$38.14$51.16$25.351,830
2017$36.32$47.70$26.011,610
2018$36.75$47.12$26.531,570
2019$37.35$47.03$27.011,620
2020$37.41$46.54$27.361,500
2021$37.53$44.59$28.871,660
2022$38.70$42.57$28.961,630
2023$39.50$41.74$29.611,620
2024$39.36$40.40$29.981,820
2025$43.00$43.00$30.381,870

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Alaska changed by -17.5% over the last ten years of data and by -8.6% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Alaska?

5.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.2× the US share, 13th of 51 states

BLS counted 1,870 electricians in Alaska in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 6%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for electricians in Alaska

+2.1%Projected growth in Alaska2024–2034, state agency
160Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,820Jobs in 20241,850 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Alaska's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +2.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,820 to 1,850, with about 160 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 1,870 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Alaska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Alaska

On federally funded construction in Alaska, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 30 of the 30 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $85.77 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $43.00.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, AKAleutians East: $85.77 (union)Aleutians West: $85.77 (union)Anchorage: $85.77 (union)Bethel: $85.77 (union)Bristol Bay: $85.77 (union)Chugach: $85.77 (union)Copper River: $85.77 (union)Denali: $85.77 (union)Dillingham: $85.77 (union)Fairbanks North Star: $85.77 (union)Haines: $85.77 (union)Hoonah-Angoon: $85.77 (union)Juneau: $85.77 (union)Kenai Peninsula: $85.77 (union)Ketchikan Gateway: $85.77 (union)Kodiak Island: $85.77 (union)Kusilvak: $85.77 (union)Lake and Peninsula: $85.77 (union)Matanuska-Susitna: $85.77 (union)Nome: $85.77 (union)North Slope: $85.77 (union)Northwest Arctic: $85.77 (union)Petersburg: $85.77 (union)Prince of Wales-Hyder: $85.77 (union)Sitka: $85.77 (union)Skagway: $85.77 (union)Southeast Fairbanks: $85.77 (union)Wrangell: $85.77 (union)Yakutat: $85.77 (union)Yukon-Koyukuk: $85.77 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for electricians by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Aleutians EastUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
Aleutians WestUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
AnchorageUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
BethelUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
Bristol BayUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
ChugachUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
Copper RiverUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
DenaliUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
DillinghamUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
Fairbanks North StarUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
HainesUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
Hoonah-AngoonUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
JuneauUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
Kenai PeninsulaUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001
Ketchikan GatewayUnion ELEC1547-004 2025-09-01$55.44$30.33$85.77AK20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Alaska prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Alaska?

19.1kConstruction jobsAlaska, 2026-09
-5.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20265k10k15k20k25k30k1990199520002005201020152020202519kSep 2026
Construction employment in Alaska (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at electrical contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just electricians), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 10 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 7,994 in 2015 to 7,572 in 2025, -5.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Anchorage Municipality86795$104,141$2,003
Matanuska-Susitna Borough48300$89,462$1,720
Juneau City and Borough1780$86,832$1,670

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Alaska?

The median electrician in Alaska earned $43.00 an hour ($89,440 a year) in May 2025, 42% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $32.11–$50.75; the top 10% earn more than $59.23.

Where does Alaska rank for electrician pay?

Alaska ranks 5th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $43.00 an hour, and 5th after adjusting for Alaska's cost of living (BEA price parity 102.4, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Alaska?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 30 counties, with a typical package of $85.77 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Alaska?

BLS counted 1,870 electricians in Alaska in May 2025, 5.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.18; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Alaska?

Alaska's labor market agency projects +2.1% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 1,820 to 1,850 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Alaska?

Alaska projects about 160 openings a year for electricians over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 72,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Alaska and metro areas, SOC 47-2111. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Alaska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.