Skilled Wages

Insulation worker salary in Alaska

Median $27.15 an hour for 170 insulation workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since n/a and the state's own outlook.

$27.15/hrMedian hourly wageAlaska, May data
$56,470/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$11.91 – $40.0010th to 90th percentilehourly range
170Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Insulation worker pay in Alaska: the full range

Wage percentiles, AlaskaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$10$20$30$40$50/hrAlaska: 10th $11.91 · 25th $18.66 · median $27.15 · 75th $31.10 · 90th $40.00Alaska$27.15$11.91$40.00United States: 10th $17.80 · 25th $20.77 · median $23.62 · 75th $29.32 · 90th $37.59United States$23.62
Hourly wage percentiles for insulation workers: Alaska vs United States, May 2025.

Alaska ranks 8th of 48 states for median insulation worker pay, and 11th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $26.51). 170 insulation workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 3.4× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$11.91 – $18.66$24,770 – $38,810roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$18.66 – $31.10$38,810 – $64,680the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$31.10 – $40.00$64,680 – $83,200the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Insulation worker pay by metro in Alaska

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrAnchorage: $26.83Anchorage$26.83
Median hourly wage for insulation workers by metro area in Alaska, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Anchorage$11.91$26.83$40.001101% below

Are there more insulation worker jobs in Alaska?

0.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.9× the US share, 9th of 47 states

BLS counted 170 insulation workers in Alaska in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 8%. 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 insulation workers in Alaska

+3.0%Projected growth in Alaska2024–2034, state agency
10Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
100Jobs in 2024100 projected for 2034
+2.4%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Alaska's labor market agency projects the number of insulation workers in the state to change by +3.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 100 to 100, with about 10 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.4% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 170 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Alaska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page), first of this trade's two occupation codes.

Union scale and prevailing wage for insulation workers in Alaska

On federally funded construction in Alaska, contractors must pay insulation workers 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 $70.72 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $27.15.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, AKAleutians East: $70.72 (union)Aleutians West: $70.72 (union)Anchorage: $70.72 (union)Bethel: $70.72 (union)Bristol Bay: $70.72 (union)Chugach: $70.72 (union)Copper River: $70.72 (union)Denali: $70.72 (union)Dillingham: $70.72 (union)Fairbanks North Star: $70.72 (union)Haines: $70.72 (union)Hoonah-Angoon: $70.72 (union)Juneau: $70.72 (union)Kenai Peninsula: $70.72 (union)Ketchikan Gateway: $70.72 (union)Kodiak Island: $70.72 (union)Kusilvak: $70.72 (union)Lake and Peninsula: $70.72 (union)Matanuska-Susitna: $70.72 (union)Nome: $70.72 (union)North Slope: $70.72 (union)Northwest Arctic: $70.72 (union)Petersburg: $70.72 (union)Prince of Wales-Hyder: $70.72 (union)Sitka: $70.72 (union)Skagway: $70.72 (union)Southeast Fairbanks: $70.72 (union)Wrangell: $70.72 (union)Yakutat: $70.72 (union)Yukon-Koyukuk: $70.72 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for insulation workers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Aleutians EastUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
Aleutians WestUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
AnchorageUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
BethelUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
Bristol BayUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
ChugachUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
Copper RiverUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
DenaliUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
DillinghamUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
Fairbanks North StarUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
HainesUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
Hoonah-AngoonUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
JuneauUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
Kenai PeninsulaUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001
Ketchikan GatewayUnion ASBE0007-006 2026-06-01$48.65$22.07$70.72AK20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do insulation workers make in Alaska?

The median insulation worker in Alaska earned $27.15 an hour ($56,470 a year) in May 2025, 15% above the national median of $23.62. The middle half earn $18.66–$31.10; the top 10% earn more than $40.00.

Where does Alaska rank for insulation worker pay?

Alaska ranks 8th of 48 states for insulation worker pay, with a median of $27.15 an hour, and 11th after adjusting for Alaska's cost of living (BEA price parity 102.4, US = 100).

What is the union insulation worker rate in Alaska?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for insulation workers in 30 counties, with a typical package of $70.72 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many insulation workers work in Alaska?

BLS counted 170 insulation workers in Alaska in May 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.86; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is insulation worker work growing in Alaska?

Alaska's labor market agency projects +3.0% growth for insulation workers between 2024 and 2034, from 100 to 100 jobs.

How many insulation worker openings a year are there in Alaska?

Alaska projects about 10 openings a year for insulation workers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 3,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Alaska and metro areas, SOC 47-2131, 47-2132. 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 2026-11-13. 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.