Millwright salary in Alaska
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Millwrights in Alaska earn a median of $76,940 a year, or $36.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $92,350. That's 17% more than the national median of $65,700, 11th of 48 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $26.09/hr
- Jobs in Alaska
- 300
- After cost of living
- $75,170
- Median hourly pay
- $36.99/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +17%
- Rank among states
- 11th of 48
Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $54,270–$62,210$26.09–$29.91/hr | |
| Journeyman | $76,940$36.99/hr | |
| Top earners | $85,960–$92,350$41.33–$44.40/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
Pay over time
The median millwright wage in Alaska rose 0.6%, from $76,450 in May 2021 to $76,940 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 15.7%.
| Year | Median a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $76,450 | $36.76/hr |
| May 2022 | $66,460 | $31.95/hr |
| May 2023 | $65,930 | $31.70/hr |
| May 2024 | $72,790 | $35.00/hr |
| May 2025 | $76,940 | $36.99/hr |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years
How Alaska compares
- Millwrights are more concentrated in Alaska than nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.6 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $92,350, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $54,270: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Rural Alaska
- All rural areas$76,940
Other trades in Alaska
Questions
- How much do millwrights make in Alaska?
- Millwrights in Alaska earn a median of $76,940 a year, or $36.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $92,350.
- How much do millwrights make an hour in Alaska?
- The median hourly wage is $36.99. The middle half earn between $29.91 and $41.33 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice millwrights make in Alaska?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.09 an hour ($54,270 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.91.
- Has millwright pay gone up in Alaska?
- The median millwright wage in Alaska rose 0.6%, from $76,450 in May 2021 to $76,940 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 15.7%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
- How much does a journeyman millwright make in Alaska?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $76,940 a year ($36.99 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $85,960–$92,350.
- Do millwrights in Alaska earn more than the national average?
- The Alaska median of $76,940 is 17% more than the U.S. median of $65,700. Prices in Alaska run 2% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $75,170 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 02. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (102.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures