5 union locals keep a hall in Alaska. On the 4 published wage sheets we hold for them, journeyman base pay runs $51.66 to $57.44 an hour — about $104,160 a year at the midpoint, before the fringe package. Every figure below shows its source and effective date. City pages below break the same figures down by market (3 Alaska cities).
| Local | Trade | Hall | Journeyman / hr | Total package | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBEW Local 1547 rates | Electricians | Anchorage, AK | $57.44 | $87.52 | 4/18/26 |
| UA Local 262 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Juneau, AK | $55.00 | $84.17 | 6/11/26 |
| SMART Local 23 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Anchorage, AK | $52.08 | $78.56 | 3/6/26 |
| UA Local 375 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Fairbanks, AK | $51.66 | $51.66 | 7/5/24 |
| UA Local 367 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Anchorage, AK | No sheet published | — | — |
Base rates only; fringes are paid on top. Sheet set last cross-checked 2026-09-01.
There is no single statewide rate — each local negotiates its own agreement. Across the 4 Alaska locals with a published sheet, journeyman base pay runs $51.66 to $57.44 an hour, midpoint near $52.08 (about $104,160 a year at 2,000 hours). Fringes are paid on top.
Of the sheets we hold, IBEW Local 1547 (Electricians, Anchorage, AK) shows the highest journeyman base rate at $57.44 an hour, effective 4/18/26. Rates reset each bargaining cycle, so confirm with the hall before relying on the figure.
We track 5 UA, IBEW and SMART locals with a hall in Alaska, 4 of which publish a wage sheet we hold. Each one is listed below with its trade, city and its own rate page.
No. The journeyman rate is the base hourly wage. Health and welfare, pension, annuity and training contributions are paid on top — that combined figure is the total package, shown where the sheet publishes it.
Apply to the local's apprenticeship through its training committee, or, if you already hold the ticket, ask the hall about organizing in and sign the out-of-work book. Gulfstream does not process membership — we recruit for contractors, and the union-scale and merit-shop openings we hold in Alaska are linked from this page.
Each figure is read off that local's published wage sheet, with the source and effective date shown next to it. Our sheet set was last cross-checked 2026-09-01. Locals with no published sheet are listed without a rate rather than filled with an average.