Alaska ranked #10 among the states for federal housekeeping and facility maintenance contract obligations in fiscal years 2024 and 2025: $836 million on USAspending.gov. Anchorage led the state with $583 million, ahead of Fairbanks North Star and Southeast Fairbanks. The largest awarding agency there was the Department of the Air Force.
The rates below come from the standard SCA wage determination for the Municipality of Anchorage. They are the minimum hourly wages a contractor must pay on a covered contract, before payroll taxes, leave and overhead.
Key rates in Anchorage
WD 2015-5681, revision 29, last revised August 27, 2026
Area: Alaska Counties of Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna. Data as of November 10, 2026, from SAM.gov.
| Code | Occupation | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 11150 | Janitor | $19.48 |
| 11210 | Laborer, Grounds Maintenance | $22.81 |
| 11090 | Gardener | $29.43 |
| 27101 | Guard I | $20.74 |
| 27102 | Guard II | $23.20 |
| 23370 | General Maintenance Worker | $27.59 |
| 23580 | Maintenance Trades Helper | $22.03 |
| Health & welfare (H&W) | $5.92 | |
| H&W on contracts covered by EO 13706 | $5.42 |
H&W is owed on every hour paid, up to 40 hours a week. A Janitor here costs at least $19.48 + $5.92 = $25.40 per hour paid, before payroll taxes, leave, overhead and fee. The WD also sets leave: twelve paid holidays a year. Vacation: “2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor, 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years.”
Rates change from county to county
Alaska has few WDs: SAM.gov listed 10 active SCA WDs for the state on November 10, 2026. WD 2015-5681 covers Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna and requires twelve paid holidays, including Good Friday.
On November 10, 2026, SAM.gov listed 10 active SCA wage determinations for Alaska, 4 of them standard WDs. In Fairbanks North Star, for example, WD 2015-5683 revision 29 lists Janitor at $20.87, $1.39 more than in Anchorage. Always price on the WD number and revision attached to your solicitation.
Find the rates for your county
Choose a Alaska county to see every occupation rate, H&W, vacation and holidays on its current WD.
Open the free WD lookupHow to price a bid with these rates
- Confirm the WD. Match the number and revision in the solicitation, not the county alone. See how to find the right SCA wage determination.
- Pick the class for each task, and check the footnotes. See how to read an SCA wage determination.
- Add H&W, holidays and vacation as hours paid but not worked. See SCA health & welfare rates for 2026 and SCA vacation and holiday pay.
- Build a burdened rate per class: payroll taxes, workers' comp, overhead, G&A and fee. See how to build a burdened labor rate.
- Keep labor at current WD rates in option years and recover later increases under FAR 52.222-43. See FAR 52.222-43 price adjustment.
For the full build by contract type, see the guides for janitorial, security guard, grounds maintenance and facility support contracts.
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Related
Sources
- SAM.gov: Wage Determination 2015-5681, revision 29
- SAM.gov: Wage Determination 2015-5683, revision 29
- USAspending.gov: contract obligations by place of performance, FY2024 and FY2025, product and service codes S2 and Z1 (excluding S208)
Last reviewed: November 2026. Rates change when the Department of Labor revises a WD. This page is a pricing aid and general information, not legal or tax advice.